In this article, we have tested a linear Gaussian state space model and the Kalman filter in testing ARMA(2,4) model of the natural logarithmic monthly market returns of event driven hedge funds. The fund manager primarily is targeting financial, micro and macro economic or political events,...

According to the ABI (2003), 806 insurance companies were authorized, either by the UK or by another European Economic Area member to carry on insurance business in the UK in 2002. Of these, 592 could carry on general business only (such as motor, household and commercial insurance), 160 were...

This article aims at measuring the effects of distressed securities or close to bankruptcy market evaluation of companies in the whole structure of the hedge fund. Distressed securities are related to the corporate bonds of bankrupted companies that start to get out from the crisis and are...

In this article, we have tested the volatility of the monthly returns of an equity hedge fund for changing conditional variances by using a log likelihood model. Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic models, (GARCH) with t-distributed errors, and exponential generalized...

This article is a cross comparison of the different performance ratios between different types of hedge funds. The funds under study are long/short funds, market-neutral funds and event – driven funds. We use a sample free of survivorship bias and measure performance using risk adjusted...

Investment trusts or closed-end funds are known for the discount problem that arises within a few months. Specifically, According to Weiss (1989), shares in US funds are issued at a premium to net asset value, NAV, of up to 10 per cent. This premium represents the underwriting fees and start-up...

In this article, we examine how contango and backwardation affects the performance of commodity hedge funds. Evaluation based on commodity trading advisors', CTA. CTA, commodity trading advisers, or managed futures managers' trade in the commodity market. The hedge funds invest in commodity...

In this article, we test the backwardation and contango effects on a 3 – month Eurodollar futures contract by applying a vector error correction, VEC, model. Backwardation is a case where the futures price is below the spot price. It takes place when there is advantage to hold the underlying...

In this article, we test the put –call parity formula on a 3 – month OMX Stockholm 30 index option contract to show any evidence of arbitrage. The purpose of arbitrage is to buy the underpriced contract and sell the overpriced contract to record an arbitrage profit. We will illustrate...

In this article, we have tested the application of a log likelihood object of an ARMA(p,q) model in five hedge funds categories. We have applied an autoregressive moving average, ARMA(2,2) model of order AR(1), AR(2), MA(1), MA(2) and SMA(12) to test the natural logarithmic monthly market...