Alternative Investments Defined

Dimitris N. Chorafas

Chapter 1 in Alternative Investments and the Mismanagement of Risk, 2003, pp 1-27 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The term alternative investments is derived from the way in which capital is employed, an approach which is not the same as in traditional investment methods. Classically a fund manager tries to obtain a maximum performance by buying a stock when it is cheap and selling it when the price has gone up. His goal is to beat the index. He is also satisfied if he has lost less value than the index, when the market has fallen.

Keywords: Mutual Fund; Institutional Investor; Credit Risk; Pension Fund; Hedge Fund (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230508941_1

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