Handbook of Alternative Assets

Preface. About the Author. PART ONE: Overview of Alternative Assets. Chapter 1: What Is an Alternative Asset Class? Chapter 2: Why Alternative Assets Are Important: Beta Drivers and Alpha Drivers. PART TWO: Hedge Funds. Chapter 3: Introduction to Hedge Funds. Chapter 4: Establishing a Hedge Fund Investment Program. Chapter 5: Due Diligence for Hedge Fund Managers. Chapter 6: Risk Management Part I: Hedge Fund Return Distributions. Chapter 7: Risk Management Part II: Additional Hedge Fund Risks. Chapter 8: Regulation of Hedge Funds. Chapter 9: Hedge Fund Benchmarks and Asset Allocation. Chapter 10: Hedge Fund Incentive Fees and the Free Option. Chapter 11: Top Ten Hedge Fund Quotes. PART THREE: Commodities and Managed Futures. Chapter 12: Introduction to Commodities. Chapter 13: Investing in Commodity Futures. Chapter 14: Commodity Futures in a Portfolio Context. Chapter 15: Managed Futures. PART FOUR: Private Equity. Chapter 16: Introduction to Venture Capital. Chapter 17: Introduction to Leveraged Buyouts. Chapter 18: Debt as Private Equity Part I: Mezzanine Debt. Chapter 19: Debt as Private Equity Part II: Distressed Debt. Chapter 20: The Economics of Private Equity. Chapter 21: Performance Measurement for Private Equity. Chapter 22: Trends in Private Equity. PART FIVE: Credit Derivatives. Chapter 23: Introduction to Credit Derivatives. Chapter 24: Collateralized Debt Obligations. Chapter 25: Collateralized Fund Obligations: Intersection of Credit Derivative Market and Hedge Fund World. PART SIX: Corporate Governance. Chapter 26: Corporate Governance as an Alternative Investment Strategy. INDEX.