BLOGS AND COMMUNITIES
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http://village.albourne.com/
ASSOCIATIONS
The Hedge Fund Association™ (HFA) is a not-for-profit international group of industry professionals with a mission to provide a forum for thought leaders, innovators, practitioners and investors who are shaping the way business is conducted in the global hedge fund industry. Membership in the HFA includes hedge fund firms, global financial institutions with hedge fund offerings including retail and private banks, asset management firms and broker dealers, investors including funds of hedge funds, family offices, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations, high net worth individuals, allocators, and the industry’s service providers including prime brokers, administrators, custodians, auditors, lawyers, risk managers, technologists and third party marketers.
www.thehfa.org
The Managed Funds Association. MFA is the voice of the global alternative investment community. Our members are professionals in hedge funds, funds of funds and managed futures funds, as well as industry service providers. Established in 1991, MFA is the primary source of information for policy makers and the media and the leading advocate for sound business practices and industry growth.
National Futures Association. Self-regulatory organization that works in conjunction with the U.S. government oversight to legislate the futures trading industry
http://www.nfa.futures.org/
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Oversees and regulates the commodity futures industry
http://www.cftc.gov/cftc/cftchome.htm
AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, is the hedge fund industry’s global, not-for-profit trade association with over 1,100 corporate members worldwide.
www.aima.org
BOOKS
Crerend, William J., Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Investing: A Professional Investor’s Guide. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Jaeger, Robert A., All About Hedge Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started. McGraw-Hill.
Nicholas, Joseph, Market Neutral Investing: Long/Short Hedge Fund Strategies.
Schwab, Claude, Hedge Me: The Inside’s Guide: U.S. Hedge Fund Careers.
Slater, Robert. Soros: The Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World’s Greatest Investor. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Soros, George, The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market. Simon & Schuster, New York.
EVENTS
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