1 Introduction.

PART I HEDGE FUND OVERVIEW.

2 History Revisited.

3 Legal Environment.

4 Operational and Organizational Structures.

5 Understanding the Tools Used by Hedge Funds.

PART II HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES AND TRADE EXAMPLES.

6 Introduction.

7 Long/Short Equity Strategies.

 8 Dedicated Short.

9 Equity Market Neutral.

10 Distressed Securities.

11 Merger Arbitrage.

12 Convertible Arbitrage.

13 Fixed Income Arbitrage.

14 Emerging Markets.

15 Global Macro.

16 Managed Futures and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs).

17 A Smorgasbord of Other Strategies.

PART III MEASURING RETURNS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE.

18 Measuring Net Asset Values and Returns.

19 Return Statistics and Risk.

20 Risk-Adjusted Performance Measures.

21 Databases, Indices and Benchmarks.

PART IV INVESTING IN HEDGE FUNDS.

22 Introduction.

23 Revisiting the Benefits and Risks of Hedge Fund Investing.

24 Asset Allocation and Hedge Funds.

25 Hedge Fund Selection: A Route Through the Maze.

26 Funds of Hedge Funds.

27 Structured Products on Hedge Funds.

28 Conclusions.

Bibliography.

Index.