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Alternative investments
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Alternative investments
Usually refers to investments in hedge funds. Many hedge funds pursue strategies that are uncommon relative to mutual funds. Examples of alternative investment strategies are: long--short equity, event driven, statistical arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbritage, short bias, global macro, and equity market neutral. May also refer to the high frequency style of commodity trading advisors who often employ technical and quantitative tools for intraday investments

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Examples of alternative investment strategies are: long--short equity, event driven, statistical arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbritage, short bias, global macro, and equity market neutral.
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association[R] (CAIAA), an independent, not-for-profit international organization that provides a charter program for professionals in alternative investments, has opened registration for the March 2008 CAIA Level I and Level II examinations.
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association[R] (CAIAA), an independent, not-for-profit international organization that provides a charter program for professionals in alternative investments, will host informational seminars in Paris and London on October 9 and 11.
 
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