This book combines academic research and practical expertise on alternative assets and trading strategies in a unique way. The asset classes that are discussed include: credit risk, cross-asset derivatives, energy, private equity, freight agreements, alternative real assets (ARA), and socially...

Investors need to understand the meaning of a number of basic performance statistics used to evaluate investments. These statistics are useful in pinpointing pertinent areas of investigation during investment due diligence reviews. However, past returns are in fact poor predictors of future...

Systematic, rules-based investment strategies are where academia and practice are currently interacting strongly. My objective in this editorial is to offer some thoughts on research on systematic investing, including three articles in this issue, that can provide significant practical benefits...