<b>A comprehensive guide to the burgeoning hedge fund industry</b> <p>Intended as a comprehensive reference for investors and fund and portfolio managers, Handbook of Hedge Funds combines new material with updated information from Francois-Serge L’habitant’s two other successful hedge fund books. This book features up-to-date regulatory and historical information, new case studies and trade examples, detailed analyses of investment strategies, discussions of hedge fund indices and databases, and tips on portfolio construction.</p> <p><b>Francois-Serge L’habitant</b> (Geneva, Switzerland) is the Head of Investment Research at Kedge Capital. He is Professor of Finance at the University of Lausanne and at EDHEC Business School, as well as the author of five books, including <i>Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights</i> (0-470-85667-X) and <i>Hedge Funds: Myths & Limits</i> (0-470-84477-9), both from Wiley.</p>