Getting Started in Hedge Funds 3e – From Launching a Hedge Fund to New Regulation, the Use of Leverage, and Top Manager Profiles From Launching a Hedge Fund to New Regulation, the Use of Leverage, and Top Manager Profiles

The book on hedge fund basics, completely updated to reflect today's post-crisis industry

The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current state of the industry; how hedge funds did or did not survive the subprime and subsequent credit crisis; and, what the future holds for investors. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition also provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, and describes the inner-workings of these complex investment vehicles, including how to start a hedge fund, and what new regulations means for managers and investors.
* Profiles 10 highly successful hedge fund managers
* Addresses the Madoff scandal, as well as other lesser known Ponzi schemes, and analyzes the ripple effect felt throughout the industry as a result of these and other scandals
Despite the performance of some of these funds in the last few years, hedge funds are here to stay. In this Third Edition, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Strachman provides an updated "how-to" guide for investors interested in hedge funds in this era of "new normal."

Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current state of the industry, how hedge funds did or did not survive the crisis, and what it means for investors.  Strachman provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, then moves on to describe the inter-workings of these complex vehicles, including how to start a hedge fund, and what the new regulation means for managers.  In addition to profiling 10 successful hedge fund managers, Strachman will also include a mini expose of the Madoff scandal and other lesser Ponzi schemes, as well as how these scandals have impacted the world of hedge funds. 

The book on hedge fund basics, completely updated to reflect todays post-crisis industry The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current state of the industry; how hedge funds did or did not survive the subprime and subsequent credit crisis; and, what the future holds for investors. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition also provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, and describes the inner-workings of these complex investment vehicles, including how to start a hedge fund, and what new regulations means for managers and investors.    Profiles 10 highly successful hedge fund managers    Addresses the Madoff scandal, as well as other lesser known Ponzi schemes, and analyzes the ripple effect felt throughout the industry as a result of these and other scandalsDespite the performance of some of these funds in the last few years, hedge funds are here to stay. In this Third Edition, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Strachman provides an updated "how-to" guide for investors interested in hedge funds in this era of "new normal."