Hedge Fund Strategies Course

 Location: London (Central)

The hedge fund industry is already looking very different. Due to the rapid changes in the industry, all investors, service providers and other market participants interested in hedge funds will need to identify and evaluate the strategies that will produce positive returns well into and 2011 and beyond. The trainer, Jacob H Schmidt, will cover all strategies, however focus very much on the prospects. He will show how hedge fund managers really make money.

TOPICS:

variety of hedge fund trading strategies, analysis of each strategy with examples, focus on: * Equity based Strategies * Fixed income strategies* Derivative Based Strategies* Futures strategies Objectives: Delegates will study all aspects of relevant strategies, get insight into tricks of trade Format: presentations by trainer, interactive discussions between trainer and delegates, examples, case studies and exercises by delegates.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

DELEGATES:

This course is primarily aimed at experienced traders, salespeople, client administrators, account managers, and credit analysts who work in the Equity Finance and Prime Brokerage departments of global banks who are interested in an extensive explanation of Hedge Fund strategy in the global business world.

Excellent. Definitely right pace, right content, right length.
Frances Clayton, Tilney Investment Management

Very good. The tutor made the subjects come alive!
Francis Akpata, Eurekahedge

Course categories:Asset Management Courses, Hedge Funds Courses, Trading Courses, Asset Management Inhouse, Hedge Funds Inhouse, Trading Inhouse

COVERED TOPICS

MARKET OVERVIEW, HISTORY, MAIN STRATEGIES
Long/Short, Relative Value, Arbitrage, Directional and other strategies such as Fundamental and Quantitative.

EQUITY-BASED STRATEGIES
L/S Equity, Long Bias, L/S Equity Mn, L/S Equity Short Bias, Emerging Markets, Merger Arb/Risk Arb, Equity Mn - Quant, Activist, Multi-strategy - Equity. HFoF Diversified Single Strategy (Multi L/S, Multi Europe).

Exercise: how to pick profitable Equity-based HF strategies.

FIXED INCOME-BASED STRATEGIES

Rv Fi, Credit Long/Short - Bonds/Cds, Credit Long/Short - Loans/Lcds, Distressed, High Yield Bonds, Cat Bonds, NBS, ABS, CB Arb, MBS Arb, HFoF Diversified Single Strategy (Fixed Income).
Exercise: how to pick profitable fixed-income-based HF strategies.

DERIVATIVES-BASED STRATEGIES
Vol Arb, Option-based - Long/Short, other derivatives such as weather, energy, mortality and inflation. HFoF Diversified Single Strategy (Arbitrage).

FX - FUTURES-BASED STRATEGIES
Discretionary CTA, Systematic CTA - Trend Follower, Quant, FX Trading, Commodity Trading, HFoF Diversified Single Strategy (Trading)

STRUCTURED FINANCE
CDO, Abs, Asset-based Lending, Asset-based Financing, HFoF Diversified Multi Strategy.

MULTI-ASSET STRATEGIES
Multi-strategy, Global Macro, HFoF Diversified Multi Strategy.

OTHER ASSET-BASED STRATEGIES
Property-based, Closed-end Fund Arbitrage, Litigation, football/transfer rights, new markets, HFoF Diversified Single Strategy (Arbitrage).

QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION AND SUMMARY ON BOTH DAYS

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Price: 1,995.00 GBP
Location: London (Central)
Event date: 05.03.2012 - 06.03.2012
Event duration: 2 Days
Event time: 09.00 h - 17.00 h

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Email: info@financialveritas.com

Phone: +44 208 133 5917