Alternative Investments
People
Course director
Description
Prerequisites
Basic finance, basic math
Objectives
Understand different categories of alternative investments, such as hedge funds, commodities, credit derivatives and real estate.
Description / Program
This course provides both a theoretical and practical look into the world of managing alternative investments such as hedge funds, commodities, private equity, venture capital, LBOs. With regard to hedge funds we will focus on their strategies, including market neutral investing, statistical arbitrage and derivatives arbitrage. Topics will include hedge fund compensation, performance evaluation, risk management, including operational risk, and the role of arbitrageurs in the capital market.
Learning Method / Style of Lessons
Lectures and in-class exercises
Exam Style
Final exam (closed book) and group presentations
Readings/Textbooks
Mark J. P. Anson, Handbook of Alternative Assets, John Wiley & Sons (2006)
Andrew W. Lo, Hedge Funds: An Analytic Perspective, Princeton University Press (2010)
Lecture slides
Education
- Master of Science in Economics and Communication in Financial Communication, Elective course, Elective course, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Economics in Banking and Finance (until A.Y. 2017), Elective course, Elective course, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Economics in Finance, Core course, Minor in Quantitative Finance, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Economics in Finance (until A.Y. 2017), Elective course, Elective course, 2nd year
