Financial Funds

Name: Financial Funds
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This course covers types of financial funds - such as open-ended, closed-end, mutual and hedge - clearly and concisely.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Define acronyms related to financial funds
Explain how open-end and closed-end mutual funds operate
Outline the method to calculate the net asset value (NAV) per share
Describe how hedge funds operate and the role that the SEC (US Securities and Exchange Commission) plays in hedge funds
Explain why there is an element of secrecy to do with hedge funds
Discuss the role of fund managers in different types of funds and the fees that they can earn in each
Explain the dangers when something is 'too big to fail'
Describe the differences between venture capital funds and private equity
Explain what it means to take a short or long position with a company on the market
Discuss what is involved with merger arbitrage
Outline the difficulties with using 'insider information'

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