Hedge Fund Course - Wiley Finance Series

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
McCrary, Stuart A.
Hedge fund course / Stuart A. McCrary
p. cm. -- (Wiley finance series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-67158-4 (pbk.)
1. Hedge funds. I. Title. II. Series.
HG4530.M379 2005
332.64'524--dc22
2004015547
Printed in the United States of America.
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