The risk in hedge fund strategies: Theory and evidence from trend followers

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-341

  Fung, William ^b   Hsieh, David A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035595435     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/14.2.313     Document Type: Article

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