Hedge Funds - Fundamentals

Inter-company training

Who is the training for?

All public

Duration

8,00 hours(s)

Language(s) of service

EN

Next session

06.03.2026
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Location
Luxembourg

Price

220,00€

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
06.03.2026
Luxembourg
EN 220,00€
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16.10.2026
Luxembourg
EN 220,00€
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Organization contact details

House of Training

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