Hedge Fund Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA is a practical and implementation driven text that will guide readers through real modeling and analysis exercises for hedge funds, enabling them to identify risk and return factors across their investments. Starting with an overview of Hedge Funds and covering the key styles and strategies adopted by hedge fund managers, the book then moves on to look at Hedge Fund data sources - a key area in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a hedge funds style and strategy. The book then discusses Hedge Fund performance measures, both basic and risk-adjusted, and how to model hedge fund returns. Finally, the book covers more sophisticated Hedge Fund analysis, and risk management techniques.The book features a DVD, which includes Excel and VBA spreadsheets with step by step audio and visual tutorials, and classroom style video tutorials on key modeling aspects. This book will serve as a complete course in Hedge Fund Modeling and Analysis and will arm Hedge Funds with the full range of tools they need to manage their risks and capitalize on the return profiles of their investment styles.

PAUL DARBYSHIRE gained his PhD in Theoretical Physics from King’s College London and then began his career working has a Quantitative Analyst and Trader at HSBC on the Exotic Derivatives and Structured Products desk. He has subsequently been involved in the development and implementation of a variety of trading and risk management platforms for a number of major investment banks around the globe. Over the past several years Paul has been responsible for the analysis and design of cutting edge algorithms in the development of behavioural finance models at Oxford University. Paul has also provided many private equity firms, hedge funds and asset management companies with consultancy in areas such as dynamic portfolio optimisation, trading platform design, software engineering and risk management.

DAVID HAMPTON gained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Queen’s University of Belfast and an international MBA from Institut Superieur de Gestion in Paris, New York and Tokyo before joining Bank of America Capital Markets in London. David was previously an Adjunct Finance Professor at Skema Business School in Sophia Antipolis where he taught Financial Engineering and Excel/VBA Programming at the MSc level. At EDHEC Business School in Nice, he was responsible for managing their range of five MSc courses as Assistant Dean of the Financial Economics Track. An NFA registered CTA since 1997, David has been active as a consultant to the hedge fund community and as a Hedge Fund Manager with particular expertise in Global Macro Managed Futures and Long Short Equity investment styles.

Both David and Paul are Directors of darbyshirehampton; an innovative quantitative research, advisory, and consultancy firm specialising in hedge funds and the alternative investment industry. Website: www.darbyshirehampton.com.