Fundamentals of Hedge Funds

Exploring the core concepts, inner workings, calculations and activities in hedge funds

Created by: Vasco Patrício
Executive Coach, Past MIT Portugal IEI-Backed Founder

What Will I Learn?

• You'll learn about how hedge funds work, including investment strategies, risk management and profits, service providers and operations
• You'll learn about the positions and roles of the key people involved, as well as the specific roles they perform
• You'll learn about the 4 main types of hedge fund strategies (equity, arbitrage, fixed income and macro), and what they consist of, plus a comparison
• You'll learn about how hedge fund investments from allocators work, including provisions such as fees, lockup periods nad others
• You'll learn about key risk management and performance metrics and methodologies, such as alpha, standard and downside deviations, or Sharpe and Sortino ratios

Requirements

• You don't need to have any prior knowledge (naturally, finance knowledge helps, but is NOT required)

Target audience

• You're a current (or prospective) asset management professional
• You're a professional that deals with hedge funds (or alternative assets in general) in their profession
• You're anyone else who just wants to know more about hedge funds