Investment strategies of hedge funds [electronic resource] / Filippo Stefanini.
Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Wiley finance series2006Description: 1 online resource (xv, 315 p.) : illUniform titles:- Hedge funds. English

Translated from the Italian.
Description based on print version record.
"Adapted and updated from the original Italian, first published in 2005 by Il Sore 24 Ore. Translation by Laura Simontacchi."--T.p. verso.
A few initial remarks -- Arbitrage -- Short selling -- Long/short equity -- Merger arbitrage -- Convertible bond arbitrage -- Fixed income arbitrage -- Strategies on CDOs -- Mortgage-backed securities arbitrage -- Distressed securities -- Event driven or special situations -- Multi-strategy -- Managed futures -- Global macro -- Other strategies -- Hedge fund performance analysis -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-297) and index.