An updated introductory guide to hedge funds Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Second Edition provides investors with a complete and highly accessible introduction to hedge funds: their history, their effect on world economies along with how they operate, the tactics and investment strategies associated with hedge funds. Financial insider Daniel Strachman offers readers the newest information coming out of this continuously growing area of finance, through discussions of fund returns, performance, and risk. This Second Edition also includes comprehensive updates and additions, including new regulations and the current state of the industry.