Events, Courses & Seminars

Hedge Funds Programme Part 3 - Trading Styles & Strategies

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Location: BPP Online Classroom Live

This series of programs, one hour each on 14th, 15th and 16th October, is designed to demystify the industry and 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
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
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
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

The price is for all three parts of the course, 14th, 15th and 16th October.

Please contact ci-pd@bpp.com with any booking queries.

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