Essays about: "Hedge Fund Investment Strategies"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 essays containing the words Hedge Fund Investment Strategies.

  1. 21. Hedge Funds and Their Strategies : An Investigation about Correlation Market Neutrality and the Improvement of Portfolio Performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Andreas Kuhn; Roland Muske; [2007]
    Keywords : Hedge Funds; Correlation; Market Neutrality; Portfolio;

    Abstract : Reading the daily financial news, it becomes quite obvious that hedge funds are receiving huge attention by financial analysts and politicians. Many people fear the influence of hedge funds on single companies as well as on the global economy. This study does not judge the behavior of hedge funds. READ MORE

  2. 22. Swedish hedge funds : An analysis of the Swedish hedge funds’ investment strategies and risks associated with hedge funds

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Simon Werner-Zankl; Linda Samuelsson; Emma Jonsson; [2007]
    Keywords : hedge funds; investment strategy; risk; hedge fund managers;

    Abstract : Background Out of the different fund categories hedge funds have had the highest development in Sweden since 1994. Swedish investors’ interest in hedge funds doubled from 2005 to 2006. Hedge funds are said to be an investment with a low risk and not being dependent upon business cycle movements. READ MORE

  3. 23. Hedge Fund Strategies : Guideline for the Swedish Market

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jonas Svensson; Magnus Gustafson; [2006]
    Keywords : Arbitrage; Funds; Hedging; Hedge funds; Hedge Fund Strategies; Short-selling;

    Abstract : Background: Hedge funds have its origin in 1949 when Alfred W Jones constructed a fund that used a new technique where he took long positions and hedged them with short positions. This fund got a large publicity when it was proved that it had outperformed any other fund by 87 percent during a ten year period. READ MORE

  4. 24. Hedge Funds : A Study of Investment patterns on the Swedish market

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Stefan Karlsson; Malin Jonsson; [2005]
    Keywords : Hedge Funds;

    Abstract : Background: Hedge funds as an alternative investment are a rapidly increasing market. The change in the financial climate during the last ten years has created a greater awareness of hedge funds. READ MORE