Like the courtesans of a bygone age, hedge funds cater to the wealthy and project an aura of mystery and excitement. But as the Long Term Capital Management debacle showed, their activities affect us all.
Far from neutralising risk, as their name might suggest, some are simply vehicles for large-scale speculation - raiding currencies, disrupting bond markets, and embarrassing governments.
This book looks in detail at the secret world of hedge funds, how they work, the larger than life characters who run them, their private passions and the risks they run.
| ISBN: | 9780471899730 |
| Publication date: | 27th February 2001 |
| Author: | Peter Temple |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. an imprint of Wiley |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Finance and accounting |
Like the courtesans of a bygone age, hedge funds cater to the wealthy and project an aura of mystery and excitement. But as the Long Term Capital Management debacle showed, their activities affect us all.
Far from neutralising risk, as their name might suggest, some are simply vehicles for large-scale speculation - raiding currencies, disrupting bond markets, and embarrassing governments.
This book looks in detail at the secret world of hedge funds, how they work, the larger than life characters who run them, their private passions and the risks they run.
Hedge Funds features in the following genres: Finance and accounting
Hedge Funds is available in Hardback
Hedge Funds was written by Peter Temple and published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. an imprint of Wiley
Hedge Funds has 256 pages