This paper uses a set of return-based factors to test for market (return and volatility) timing ability of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). Unlike previous research, we use return-based factors that are related to the markets in which most CTAs trade. This leads to a higher explanatory power...

Using daily returns on a set of hedge fund indices, we study (i) the properties of the indices' conditional density functions, (ii) the presence of asymmetries in conditional correlations between hedge fund indices and other investments and between hedge indices themselves, and (iii) the...

We examine the impact of the optionality of performance fee on the risk-shifting behavior of hedge fund managers. Since performance fees earned by hedge fund managers have the characteristics of a call option, the moneyness of the option may have an impact on the risk-taking behavior of...

This paper develops a valuation formula for multi-period stochastic cash flows consistent with rational risk-averse investor behavior and equilibrium in securities markets. It shows that the CAPM does not have to be sequentially applied in discounting of the cash flows of multi-period projects,...

The growth in hedge fund has in part been due to their historical return to risk performance. Concern, however, has been expressed that one reason for the superior return to risk tradeoff for hedge funds, is that, unlike traditional mutual funds, hedge funds often trade in illiquid securities...