Hedge Funds & Private Equity

The course is designed to introduce the student of financial markets to the world of derivatives, hedge funds and private equity, an area often over-looked in more conventional courses in finance. This hidden part of the market exercises influence on all areas of finance, and is a major source of revenue for the leading banks of the world. Through the use of practical and theoretical models, the course is intended to develop tools which a manager can use to evaluate the nature and use of hedge funds in influencing policy and making markets move. The course is designed to complement other courses students may be taking in field of finance. Through the use of practical and theoretical models, the course is intended to develop tools which a manager can use to evaluate the nature and use of hedge funds in influencing policy and making markets move. The course is designed to complement other courses students may be taking in field of finance.