Events, Courses & Seminars

Hedge Funds Programme (IOM)

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Location: BPP Online Classroom Live

The (relatively small) Hedge Fund community has the dubious honour of attracting disproportionately high levels of publicity in the Financial press.

This can partly be explained by an ongoing lack of understanding of what the Managers are actually doing on behalf of their investors. Some Managers use Derivatives, some do not; some use Leverage, others do not – all in pursuit of the same outcome: An Absolute Return in all Market environments.

Learning Outcomes
This series of programs is designed to demystify the industry & jargon employed within it to break down some of the barriers which to date have appeared impenetrable to outsiders.

Introduction To Hedge Funds: Part 1 (20 July 10-11 am)
Hedge Funds defined. Lock-ups, gates, hurdle rates, side pockets, domiciles
Performance fees & high water marks
How large is the Hedge Fund Universe? The numbers in context
Trading Tactics – Leverage & short selling explained
Understanding gross notional exposure

Introduction To Hedge Funds: Part 2 (21 July 10-11 am)
External Relationships – Prime Brokerage, Custodians, Fund Administrators
Who exactly invests in Hedge Funds & why?
The non-correlated asset class, survivorship bias, drawdown
What really puts off Investors?
Risk Management for Hedge Funds
Why do Hedge Funds fail? Do not forget Operational Risk
Tools for the analysis of financial risk – From VaR to stress testing

Hedge Fund Trading Styles & Strategies (23 July 10-11 am)
Directional trading strategies
Long/ short equity
Global Marco/ managed futures/ distressed debt
Non-Directional Trading Strategies
Equity market neural, event driven risk arbitrage
Convertible bond arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage

Bookings are made using the link below. Please email ci-pd@bpp.com with any queries.

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