UBS Alternative Investments February 2011 Hedge Fund Education Series This publication is a compendium of all previously published reports in the series. Part 1 What are Hedge Funds? Part 2 Inside the Black Box Part 3 Asset Characteristics of Hedge Funds Part 4 Important Hedge Fund Strategies Part 5 Implementing a Hedge Fund Portfolio Please click the links above to jump directly to a section. UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS FS) is pleased to provide you with information about
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1.1 Structure and Participants 17 4.2 Market Overview 18 4.3 Risks and Risk Management 21 4.3.1 Problems with Cash Reinvestment 22 4.4 Legal Foundation and Regulation 23 5 Money Market Funds as Financial Collateral 25 5.1 General Description of Money Market Funds 25 5.1.1 Evolution 26 5.1.2 Participants 28 5.2 Market Overview 30 5.3 Share Valuation and Risks 32 5.4 Regulatory Framework 34 5.5 MMF Characteristics 34 6 Criteria to use MMFs
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Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics International Economics DERIVATIVE MARKETS FUTURES‚ FORWARDS‚ OPTIONS‚ SWAPS‚ CAPS AND FLOOR MARKETS Prepared by: Zagorskaya Ksenia 1. OVERVIEW OF DERIVATIVE MARKET Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of something else. They generally take the form of contracts under which the parties agree to payments between them based upon the value of an underlying asset or other data at a particular point in time.
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Definition of the parameters for evaluation: Sharpe Ratio: It is calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate of return (return on government securities) from the rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the standard deviation of the portfolio returns. {draw:line} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} Sharpe Ratio = Where rp = Expected portfolio rate of return rf = Risk free rate of return σp = Portfolio standard deviation Since standard deviation is a measure of the associated risk (systematic
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mutual fund Mutual Fund Characteristic Potential Depletion of Principal Mutual funds always involve a certain amount of risk; neither the principal value nor the rate of return is guaranteed in any way. Both the FINRA (previously known as NASD) and SEC rules require that clients receive a disclosure that investment in a mutual fund may fluctuate in value‚ and that there is a risk of potential depletion of the principal sum invested. Minimum Initial and Subsequent Investment Mutual funds must
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Introduction – Funds Accounting (#1) MULTIPLE CHOICES 1. Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of a nonbusiness organization? a. Its revenues do not exceed its expenses b. There is an absence of ownership interests that can be sold‚ transferred‚ or redeemed c. It does not depreciate its capital assets d. It does not charge fees for any of its services Answer: b 2. Which of the following activities
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Summer Training Report ASTUDY ON “AN INSIGHT INTO THE CURRENT SCENARIO OF THE INDIAN MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY –MEASURING & ENHANCING ITS FUTURE IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT” MADE BY: neha PREFACE “Give a man a fish‚ he will eat it. Train a man to fish‚ he will feed his family.” The above saying highlights the importance of Practical knowledge. Practical training is an important part of the theoretical studies. It is of an immense importance in the field of management. It offers the
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return because it is always more than the geometric. All assets classes reported positive returns from 1990 through 1999‚ while the S&P 500 index had the highest annual average return of 17.7%. The Russell 2000 had the second highest annual return with a standard deviation of 14.1% & 17.2%. Treasuries and bond returns were a poor performer relative to the other assets which were in-line with our group’s anticipations. However‚ the MSCI Index reported a lower return than the treasuries and bonds along
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Training report ON “Systematic investment planning With special references to mutual fund” IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF MASTER OF FINANCE AND CONTROLE SUBMITTED BY: MD SHAHBAZ KHAN SUBMITTED TO: MR ARVIND SHARMA (DISTRIBUTION HEAD) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY PREFACE Education becomes more meaningful when its theoretical aspects are combined with the practical experiences .This provides an opportunity to the student
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Table of Contents Case Background 2 Key Case Findings 2 Recommendations 4 References 8 Exhibits 10 Case Background This case is regarding a new employee‚ Emery Matthews‚ at a company‚ Hines‚ who is being offered an opportunity to invest earnings into a 401(k) retirement plan. Being a new employee‚ completing graduate school with only two years of work experience before this job‚ retirement was not the main focus on
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