May 2012
Beginner
272 pages
7h 8m
English
book
The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius of the World's Top Hedge Funds
by Maneet Ahuja, Myron Scholes, Mohamed El-Erian
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Contents
Foreword: The Less Mysterious World of Hedge Funds
Chapter 1: The Global Macro Maven
Coming of Age through a Crisis
Belly Up: Learning from the Bad
Foreseeing the Financial Crisis
Watchful Eye on the World Today
Pierre Lagrange: The Money Maker
Chapter 3: The Risk Arbitrageur
The Making of a Risk Arbitrageur
“I’m Sort of an Independent Person”
Mispriced Risk: Dow/Rohm & Haas
Jumping into the Deep End: Citigroup
A Little Help from His Friends
Chapter 4: Distressed Debt’s Value Seekers
Brother-and-Sister Partnership
Catching the Eye of Robert Bass
Detecting Diamonds in the Rough
Chapter 5: The Fearless First Mover
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