The study concentrates on the comparison of hedge fund efficiency measured by maximum drawdown measures with traditional risk/return ratios. The examined period is from 1990 to 2011 and the data were provided by Hedge Fund Research. It is a continuation of the research done for a shorter period,...

The study concentrates on the comparison of hedge fund efficiency measured by maximum drawdown measures with traditional risk/return ratios. The examined period is from 1990 to 2011 and the data were provided by Hedge Fund Research. It is a continuation of the research done for a shorter period,...

Studies show that hedge funds and other financial institutions often apply the standard deviation as a risk measure. Even if one looks at hedge fund internet pages with investment results data for investors, they usually present them with standard deviations and Sharpe indicators, neglecting the...

Purpose The Polish economy has undergone major challenges and changes over the past few decades. The country's trade flows, in particular, have become more firmly tied to the country's Western neighbors as they have grown in volume. This study examines Poland's trade balances in ten Standard...

The author analyses the Private Equity investments in Poland and compares them with Private Equity market in other Central and Eastern Europe countries in 2002 – 2006. It is concluded that this kind of investment as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product is generally low for Central and...