5 star rating

Excellent intro to Alternative Investments

Drew Kerr

Overall, I found that this course was an excellent intro to the topic of Alternative Investments. The modules were concise and the interviews with Nicolas Ra...

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Overall, I found that this course was an excellent intro to the topic of Alternative Investments. The modules were concise and the interviews with Nicolas Rabener & Matt Smith were a nice touch as well. Kudos to George.

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5 star rating

Great course!

Romy G.

I really enjoyed it and learned a ton. I feel it covered a LOT of topicsand managed to talk about the quantitative aspects of alternative investments while k...

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I really enjoyed it and learned a ton. I feel it covered a LOT of topicsand managed to talk about the quantitative aspects of alternative investments while keeping me entertained. That made it a lot easier to go through the lessons after a long day at work.

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5 star rating

excellent

kesley iyere

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5 star rating

Consice and informative

omkar mistry

Awesome course for beginner in alternative investments space. concise ,structured , informative and helpful

Awesome course for beginner in alternative investments space. concise ,structured , informative and helpful

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    The Billions Companion Course: Join the Axe Capital Academy

    • What can we learn from Billions about financial markets?

    • Meet your Instructor
  • 2

    Introduction to Hedge Funds & Alternatives

    • Alternative vs Traditional Investments

    • The Case for Alternatives

    • Rationale for Hedge Fund Investing
  • 3

    Inside a Hedge Fund - Welcome to Axe Capital

    • What's missing at Axe Capital?

    • Fees - Overview and Key Considerations

    • Regulation

    • Around a Hedge Fund - the Ecosystem
  • 4

    Hedge Fund Strategies, Tactics & Tools

    • Overview of Hedge Fund Strategies

    • What type of Hedge Fund is Axe Capital?

    • Are Hedge Funds actually good at Hedging?

    • Execution: The Role of the Trader

    • Derivatives: a Tool for Hedging and Creating Asymmetric Payoffs

    • Alternative Data: a Tool increasingly used by Hedge Funds to generate Alpha

    • The Merger Arbitrage Decision Process: A mix of Fundamentals & Insights

    • Derivatives: BONUS - from Industry
  • 5

    Risks & Returns

    • A different way of thinking about Risk

    • Risk Adjusted Returns - Sharpe & Sortino Ratios

    • Performance Attribution and Expectations (α, β and the CAPM)

    • Risk Management: How it works at Axe Capital

    • Risks : a Comprehensive List
  • 6

    Challenges & Current Themes in the Hedge Fund World

    • Looking Ahead: Key Challenges for the Hedge Fund Industry

    • Going Further & Your Opinion Matters