Important definitions and terminologies used in Hedge Fund Management
A
Absolute return in Hedge Fund
Activist investor in Hedge Fund
Alpha in Hedge Fund
Alpha generation in Hedge Fund
Alternative beta in Hedge Fund
Alternative data in Hedge Fund
Alternative investment in Hedge Fund
Arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Arbitrage Funds in Hedge Fund
Assets under management (AUM) in Hedge Fund
B
Bell Curve of Returns in Hedge Fund
Beta in Hedge Fund
Black-Scholes model in Hedge Fund
C
Capital raising in Hedge Fund
Capital structure arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Carry strategy in Hedge Fund
Carry trade in Hedge Fund
Clawback provision in Hedge Fund
Cloning in Hedge Fund
Co-investment in Hedge Fund
Collateralized debt obligation (CDO) in Hedge Fund
Commodity pool operator (CPO) in Hedge Fund
Commodity trading advisor (CTA) in Hedge Fund
Convertible arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Convexity in Hedge Fund
Counterparty risk in Hedge Fund
Counter-trend trading in Hedge Fund
Credit default swap (CDS) in Hedge Fund
Credit risk in Hedge Fund
D
Dark pool in Hedge Fund
Day trading in Hedge Fund
Default risk in Hedge Fund
Delta in Hedge Fund
Derivative in Hedge Fund
Directional Funds in Hedge Fund
Discretionary trading in Hedge Fund
Distressed debt in Hedge Fund
Distressed securities in Hedge Fund
Diversification in Hedge Fund
Drawdown in Hedge Fund
Due diligence in Hedge Fund
E
Emerging markets in Hedge Fund
Equity Funds in Hedge Fund
Equity long-short in Hedge Fund
Equity market neutral in Hedge Fund
Event risk in Hedge Fund
Event-driven in Hedge Fund
Exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Hedge Fund
F
Factor investing in Hedge Fund
Family office in Hedge Fund
Fees in Hedge Fund
Financial leverage in Hedge Fund
Fixed income in Hedge Fund
Fixed-income arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Fund administrator in Hedge Fund
Fund of funds in Hedge Fund
Fundamental analysis in Hedge Fund
Funds-of-Funds in Hedge Fund
Futures contract in Hedge Fund
G
Gamma in Hedge Fund
Global custody in Hedge Fund
Global macro in Hedge Fund
H
Hedge in Hedge Fund
Hedge fund in Hedge Fund
Hedge fund index in Hedge Fund
Hedge fund manager in Hedge Fund
Hedge fund replication in Hedge Fund
Hedging in Hedge Fund
High-frequency trading in Hedge Fund
High-net-worth individual (HNWI) in Hedge Fund
High-water mark in Hedge Fund
I
Illiquid assets in Hedge Fund
Incentive fee in Hedge Fund
Index in Hedge Fund
Inflation risk in Hedge Fund
Insider trading in Hedge Fund
Institutional investor in Hedge Fund
Interest rate risk in Hedge Fund
Investment strategy in Hedge Fund
Investor Return in Hedge Fund
L
Leverage in Hedge Fund
Liquidity provider in Hedge Fund
Liquidity risk in Hedge Fund
Lock-up period in Hedge Fund
Long/short equity in Hedge Fund
Long-only in Hedge Fund
M
Managed account in Hedge Fund
Managed futures in Hedge Fund
Management fee in Hedge Fund
Margin in Hedge Fund
Market maker in Hedge Fund
Market neutral in Hedge Fund
Market risk in Hedge Fund
Market timing in Hedge Fund
Merger arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Multi-asset class in Hedge Fund
Multi-strategy in Hedge Fund
N
Naked short selling in Hedge Fund
Negative interest rates in Hedge Fund
Net asset value (NAV) in Hedge Fund
O
Open-ended fund in Hedge Fund
Operational due diligence in Hedge Fund
Options contract in Hedge Fund
Over-the-counter (OTC) in Hedge Fund
P
Participants in Hedge Fund
Performance attribution in Hedge Fund
Performance fee in Hedge Fund
Permanent/Fixed Capital in Hedge Fund
Player in Hedge Fund
Portfolio manager in Hedge Fund
Primary Brokers in Hedge Fund
Prime broker in Hedge Fund
Prime brokerage in Hedge Fund
Private equity in Hedge Fund
Private placement memorandum (PPM) in Hedge Fund
Proprietary trading in Hedge Fund
Put option in Hedge Fund
Q
Quantitative analysis in Hedge Fund
Quantitative easing in Hedge Fund
Quantitative easing 2 (QE2) in Hedge Fund
R
Real assets in Hedge Fund
Real estate investment trust (REIT) in Hedge Fund
Redemption in Hedge Fund
Redemption fee in Hedge Fund
Regulatory compliance in Hedge Fund
Relative return in Hedge Fund
Relative value in Hedge Fund
Risk management in Hedge Fund
Risk-adjusted return in Hedge Fund
S
Scalping in Hedge Fund
Sharpe ratio in Hedge Fund
Short interest in Hedge Fund
Short selling in Hedge Fund
Short squeeze in Hedge Fund
Side pocket in Hedge Fund
Single-manager hedge fund in Hedge Fund
Single-stock futures in Hedge Fund
Special situations in Hedge Fund
Speculative risk in Hedge Fund
Spinning in Hedge Fund
Statistical arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Stock loan in Hedge Fund
Structured finance in Hedge Fund
Supervision Approach in Hedge Fund
Systematic trading in Hedge Fund
T
Tactical asset allocation in Hedge Fund
Tail risk in Hedge Fund
Tail risk hedging in Hedge Fund
Technical analysis in Hedge Fund
Total return swap (TRS) in Hedge Fund
Tracking error in Hedge Fund
Trading desk in Hedge Fund
Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) in Hedge Fund
U
Underlying asset in Hedge Fund
Unique risk in Hedge Fund
V
Value at risk (VaR) in Hedge Fund
Value investing in Hedge Fund
Value trap in Hedge Fund
Venture capital in Hedge Fund
Volatility arbitrage in Hedge Fund
Volatility smile in Hedge Fund
Vulture investor in Hedge Fund
W
War chest in Hedge Fund
Wealth management in Hedge Fund
White knight in Hedge Fund
White label fund in Hedge Fund
World hedge fund index in Hedge Fund