Hedge Fund
About Hedge Fund
A
hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid
assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to
improve performance, such as short selling, leverage, and derivatives.
Financial regulators generally restrict hedge fund marketing except to
institutional investors, high net worth individuals, and others who are
considered sufficiently sophisticated.
Why is Hedge Fund important?
Hedge
funds are important because they perform the role of linking capital
with capital needs, which is a vital market function.
Hedge
funds create demand for different types of assets and help set and
regulate asset prices, which is important in financial markets to
determine the appropriate relationship between asset risk and asset
price.
Hedge funds have their strategy to achieve target returns
regardless of whether the market is going up or down through taking
combinations of long and short positions. It reduces market return
volatility.
Who should take the Hedge Fund Exam?
• Finance professionals
• Entrepreneurs
• Anyone who wants to assess their hedge funds skills
• Finance managers and senior executives
• Investment or finance consultants
• Any professional with skills and knowledge of hedge funds
• Anyone who wants to learn the hedge funds skills
• Individuals who encounter hedge funds within their day-to-day job
Hedge Fund Certification Course Outline
1. Introduction to Hedge Fund
2. Player and Participants
3. Funds-of-Funds
4. Regulations of Hedge Funds
5. Pros and Cons of Hedge Funds
6. Future of Hedge Funds