Alternative Investments and Strategies

Download or read book Alternative Investments and Strategies written by Rdiger Kiesel and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines academic research and practical expertise on alternative assets and trading strategies in a unique way. The asset classes that are discussed include: credit risk, cross-asset derivatives, energy, private equity, freight agreements, alternative real assets (ARA), and socially responsible investments (SRI). The coverage on trading and investment strategies are directed at portfolio insurance, especially constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) and constant proportion debt obligation (CPDO) strategies, robust portfolio optimization, and hedging strategies for exotic options.