This paper presents a theoretical study of how incentives affect hedge fund risk and returns and an empirical study of the performance of a large group of operating hedge funds. Most hedge fund managers receive a flat fee plus a share of the returns above a certain benchmark. We investigate how...

This paper uses a simple model of mean-variance asset pricing with transactions costs to analyze one of the main empirical phenomena in stock market competition in the last years, the decrease of transaction costs. We endogenize transactions costs as variables strategically influenced by stock...

We use an expected utility framework to integrate the hedge funds survival uncertainty into an asset allocation optimizartion model. The addition of investment constraints complicates the resolution of the optimal allocation problem. It is solved using a genetic algorithm that mimics the...

Under the assumption of normally distributed returns, we analyzewhether the Cumulative Prospect Theory of Tversky and Kahneman (1992)is consistent with the Capital Asset Pricing Model. We find that in everyfinancial market equilibrium the Security Market Line Theorem holds.However, under the...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) for Financial Analysis and Control already in SSRN. In these slides I present a detailed explanation of different tools commonly used in financial management and specifically Working Capital Management. We introduce some examples in the slides and...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) for Financial Analysis and Control already in SSRN. In these slides I present a detailed explanation of different measurements of leverage commonly used in financial management. We introduce some examples in the slides and they serve more as quick...

Estas son slides de notas de clase (en .pdf) del tema Analisis Financiero y control que se encuentra ya en SSRN. En estos slides se explica detalladamente los diferentes ratios financieros usados frecuentemete en administracion financiera. Introducimos algunos ejemplos y los slides sirven para...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) for the chapter Financial Analysis and Control Financial Ratio Analysis already in SSRN. In these slides I present a detailed explanation of different financial ratios commonly used in financial management. We introduce some examples in the slides...

This is a course material (slides in pdf format) from the book 'Investment Decision Making For Firm and Project Valuation.' The book is originally in Spanish and is untitled as 'Decisiones de inversion. Para la valoracion financiera de proyectos y empresas.' Chapter 5 deals with how to prepare...

This paper explores the structure of optimal investment strategies using stochastic programming and duality theory in investment portfolios containing options for a hedge fund manager who attempts to beat a benchmark. Explicit optimal conditions for option investments are obtained for several...