CAIA Association has developed two examinations that are used to certify Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts. The Level I curriculum builds a foundation in both traditional and alternative investment markets--for example, the range of statistics that are used to define investment...

"CAIA Association has developed two examinations that are used to certify Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts. The Level I curriculum builds a foundation in both traditional and alternative investment markets--for example, the range of statistics that are used to define investment...

"Alternative Investments: CAIA Level I, 4th Edition is the curriculum book for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Level I professional examination. Covering the fundamentals of the alternative investment space, this book helps you build a foundation in alternative investment...

Intro -- Alternative Investments -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- PART 1 Asset Allocation and Institutional Investors -- 1 Asset Allocation Processes and the Mean-Variance Model -- 1.1 Importance of Asset Allocation -- 1.2 The Five Steps of the Asset Allocation...