Assessing market risk for hedge funds and hedge fund portfolios

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 16-32

  Lhabitant, François Serge ^a,b,c  

^a Union Bancaire Privée   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

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EID: 85015438255     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb043472     Document Type: Article

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