Getting Started in Hedge Funds | 
 enlarge | Author: Daniel A. Strachman
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 769727
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0471316962
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.645
EAN: 9780471316961
ASIN: 0471316962
Publication Date: January 21, 2000
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"This book should be required reading for anyone who invests in hedge funds." - L. Michael Cacace,Senior Editor, Fortune magazine
A Fascinating and Informative Introduction
"A worthwhile and thoughtful book on what is now considered to be a growth industry." - Michael Steinhardt, Steinhardt Management
"Getting Started in Hedge Funds is a fascinating book about one of Wall Street's most fascinating subjects." - Beth Piskora, New York Post Business Columnist
From the small investor to the professional trader, everyone is fascinated by the world of hedge funds. With its high-profile traders and tales of amazing profits--and frightening losses--hedge fund investing can seem vastly different from more traditional money management. In addition, the lack of accurate press coverage combined with the reticence of most hedge fund managers has made it next to impossible for outsiders to learn the real scoop on hedge funds...until now.
Getting Started in Hedge Funds provides investors with a complete and highly accessible introduction to hedge funds: what they are, how they started, how they work, and who manages them. Written by a financial writer and Wall Streeter who knows this world from the inside, this book:
* Explores the industry in its entirety;-from $2 million to $2 billion operations
* Tells the story of hedge funds from their inception in 1949 to today
* Profiles the strategies of both up-and-coming fund managers and heavyweights like Soros, Robertson, and Steinhardt
* Develops guidelines for choosing a hedge fund using returns, performance, and risk
* Shows smaller investors how to get in on the action
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 An introduction to the world of hedge funds. Just an introduction. July 24, 2008
M. Multani
A little context: I am an intern at a major Fund of Hedge Funds, and read this book to learn more about the origins of the industry and how hedge funds should operate.
This book is a great introduction to to hedge funds. What I liked about it is that it briefly covered most major developments through 2003-04, and I then looked up other books dedicated to those topics I found interesting. (British pound devaluation on 92, Malaysian baht crisis, George Soros, etc)
It also has 7 Manager profiles, that are very interesting.
A great, quick, read for an introduction to hedge fund structure and origins.
Don't expect more than that.
 Good book March 19, 2008
Richard Wilson (Cambridge, MA)
Good book. It is for people newer to the industry but since that is most people, great job Strachman.
 Wide Off The Mark July 27, 2007
Ubaid A. Diyan (Foster City, CA USA)
Daniel Strachman's Getting Started in Hedge Funds is a poorly written, remarkably uninspiring piece of work. Instead of actually talking about "getting started in hedge funds" - the author spends most of his time sketching profiles of the different players involved in the hedge fund industry. I'd venture to say this book offers almost nothing of value to anyone who spends even a minute or two per week perusing financial news and information. Not recommended.
 Decent intro to industry . . .but too much useless info August 13, 2004
N. Rodriguez (New York City)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book contains way too much fluff. However, I did enjoy the fund manager profiles toward the end of the book.
Devoid of Substance April 30, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Steer clear of this book. The writing sub-par and there is very little substance in this book. Getting Started in Hedge Funds reads much like a 200 page USA Today article. The book is predominately a desultory history of the hedge fund industry and offers very little information about specific hedging strategies. Additionally, the bit of history that it does offer does not go beyond 1999. So we do not even get to see how the industry weathered the recession and 9/11 attacks.
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