Hedge Fund Investing: A Practical Approach to Understanding Investor Motivation, Manager Profits, and Fund Performance
by Kevin R. Mirabile
Organizational Structure
The typical convertible arbitrage management company organization requires a unique set of fixed-income, credit, and listed equity and options trading, financing, and analysis skills.
Generally, a convertible arbitrage fund, like other hedge fund strategies, is owned and operated by a single general partner who is the founder and/or a small number of additional partners. The general partner and founder typically acts as the CEO and CIO of the firm and usually has either a very strong credit research or options trading background. Organization models vary slightly, depending on whether the fund is volatility, credit, or distress and special situations oriented.
Let's assume a fund is managing $1 billion in assets and participates in all aspects of convertible arbitrage. A profile of the fund's important roles and responsibilities and typical backgrounds follows:
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