Financial Risk Manager Part 2
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A fund of hedge funds combines a mix of strategy sectors, managers, and styles, and therefore fund of funds risk managers need to understand the common attributes of hedge fund strategies. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A
Equity market neutral funds aim to generate returns that have low correlation with the overall equity market and to insulate their portfolios from broad market risk factors.
B
Convertible arbitrage funds typically purchase securities that are convertible into the issuer's stock and simultaneously short the underlying stock. These funds earn returns in part form gamma trading on the stock's volatility.
C
Merger arbitrage funds buy the stock of an acquisition target company and simultaneously short the bidding company's stock. These funds have large exposure to deal risk.
D
Equity short-selling funds sell stocks not currently owned by the seller in order to take a short position.