Hedge Funds - Fundamentals

Inter-company training

Duration

 8,00 hours(s)

Language(s) of service

EN

Next session

 16.10.2026
Location
 Luxembourg

Price

220,00€

Who is organizing this training?

Fondation créée en 2015 par la Chambre de Commerce et l’Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg (ABBL), la House of Training est un organisme agréé de formation professionnelle continue qui s'engage à contribuer activement à la compétitivité et à l'attractivité du Luxembourg en développant les compétences de ceux qui font vivre son économie.

Goals

The objective of this module is to provide the participant with an introductory overview of hedge funds, their main strategies, risks and performance measures.

Contents

  • Definitions and basic concepts
    • History and definitions : origin, concept, structure & legal framework
    • An asset class in its own right
    • Impact of hedge funds on the financial markets
    • Advantages and disadvantages
  • Main hedge funds strategies
    • Convertible arbitrage, Merger arbitrage, Event driven, Distressed securities, Equity market neutral, Equity long short, Fixed-income arbitrage, Global macro, Managed futures
  • Risk and performance measures for hedge funds
    • Basic concepts : risk, return, volatility and Net Asset Value
    • Risk : 5 technical risk ratios
    • …and their shortcomings
    • Value at risk
    • Benchmarking hedge funds
  • Case studies

Certificate, diploma

At the end of the training, the participants can download a certificate of attendance from their client portal House of Training.

Next session

Datum
City
Language and price
16.10.2026
Luxembourg
EN 220,00€

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