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Guide to Hedge Funds

What they are, what they do, their risks, their advantages

by Philip Coggan

Bloomberg Press, 2008

Category: Finance

Guide to Hedge Funds

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In this summary you will learn

  • What hedge funds are
  • How hedge funds work
  • What major financial and regulatory concerns hedge funds provoke

Why you should read Guide to Hedge Funds

This brief handbook offers a concise, highly readable introduction to the controversial subject of hedge funds. Philip Coggan demystifies these complex, generally unregulated investment vehicles. He identifies the major hedge-fund investment styles, lists some of the most important hedge funds and explains how they work. He elucidates some of the darker corners of the hedge-fund world, providing one of the most comprehensible accounts yet written of its risks and regulatory challenges. getAbstract recommends this book to readers who have a basic acquaintance with the language and concepts of finance and investment, and who seek an unbiased, objective introduction to hedge funds.

About the author

Philip Coggan writes the “Buttonwood” column for The Economist, where he is also capital-markets editor.

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