Guide to Hedge Funds: What They are, What They Do, Their Risks, Their Advantages (Repost)

"It really is what it says - a quick and easy jargon-free guide to what they are, who they are, what they do and the arguments about whether or not what they do should worry us. If youA...want to know more about the organisations that apparently account for about half the trading in the stock market, this is the book for you." - Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard '...excellent short guide...Coggan has the measure of the debate better than anyone I have read.' - “More people have a view about hedge funds than know about them. Philip Coggan bridges the knowledge gap in this clearly written guide. Every chapter is a gold mine of information and analysis, making it easy to learn about hedge funds. No investor, no investment adviser, no trustee, no dinner-table conversationalist should express opinions on the sector until they have read this book.” — “While much has been written about hedge fund strategies and their (occasionally spectacular) failures, we have not yet seen a general primer to help the investor understand the world of hedge funds. Philip Coggan presents us with exactly that— a well-written, succinct summary of a world we all need to understand better.” —