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The performance of a market timer can be measured through the Treynor and Mazuy (1966) model, provided the regression alpha is properly adjusted by using the cost of an option-based replicating portfolio, as shown by Hübner (2010). We adapt this approach to the case of multi-factor models with...
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This paper explores the gamma trading, timing and managerial skills of individual hedge funds across categories. We replicate the non-linear payoffs of hedge funds with traded options, with the option features being endogenously defined in our replication model. On top of providing a flexible...
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This paper studies the joint impact of smoothing and fat tails on the risk-return properties of hedge fund strategies. First, we adjust risk and performance measures for illiquidity and the non-Gaussian distribution of hedge funds returns. We use two risk metrics: the Modified Value-at-Risk and...
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