Hedge funds and the financial crisis : evaluation of risk patterns

This dissertation aims to explore the impact of the financial crisis of 2007-08 on the equity holdings of U.S. hedge funds in terms of risk, analyzing its evolution from early 2000 until late 2015. I register the expected positive reaction of the equity portfolio risk of the U.S. hedge funds to the...

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Main Author: Tavares, Filipe Calixto (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/21434
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/21434