Event driven hedge funds are dramatically leading the pack in net demand in 2014, with 56 percent. Activist driven hedge funds are often categorized under this label. Equity long short hedge funds quickly followed in second place at 41 percent. Equity long short hedge funds are typically tilted in their exposure with a long preference to the tune of near 80 to 90 percent and thus perform well in rising stock markets.
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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Auburn University
Shen Zhang
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Arun Narayanasamy
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Abstract:
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