The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 The Hedge Fund Industry -- UNDERSTANDING HEDGE FUNDS -- HEDGE FUND HISTORY -- WHAT'S NEW -- MAKING IT ON YOUR OWN -- DELIVERING ON YOUR PROMISE TO INVESTORS -- CHAPTER 2 The Service Providers -- TYPES OF PROVIDERS -- LAWYERS -- PRIME BROKERS -- ACCOUNTANTS -- ADMINISTRATORS -- MARKETING AND MARKETERS -- CHAPTER 3 Hedge Fund Structures -- GETTING STARTED -- THE SETUP -- ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER ISSUES -- CHAPTER 4 Hedge Fund Accounting -- PRICING -- THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY RULES -- THE AUDIT -- TAX ISSUES -- ADMINISTRATORS -- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS -- ADMINISTRATOR DUE DILIGENCE -- CHAPTER 5 ERISA, UBTI, and Offshore Funds -- EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 -- OFFSHORE FUNDS -- CHAPTER 6 Marketing and Capital Raising -- MARKETING 101 -- THE LAZY INVESTOR -- CHECKING THE BOX -- JUST DO IT -- GETTING TO YES -- THE KISS PRINCIPLE -- BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR -- THE OLD DAYS -- THE VALUE OF SERVICE PROVIDERS -- HUNGER IS KEY -- CHAPTER 7 Why the Back Office Matters -- USING THE RIGHT TOOLS -- THE BEGINNING -- THE OFFICE -- INSURANCE -- HIRING PEOPLE -- CHAPTER 8 The Launch -- THE PLAN -- PRESSURES FROM TWO SIDES -- ROLE DEFINITION -- GETTING GOING -- STUFF TO DO -- MANAGER PLATFORMS -- CHAPTER 9 Perception versus Reality -- DAY 1 -- EGOS MATTER -- THE ACTION PLAN -- APPENDIX A Hedge Fund Litigation* -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF HEDGE FUND BLOW-UPS -- COMMON THEMES IN LITIGATION -- Targets -- COMMON CLAIMS BY INVESTORS -- COMMON HURDLES TO COMMON CLAIMS BY INVESTORS -- LIABILITY AND COLLECTABILITY -- INVESTOR CLAIMS VERSUS RECEIVER/TRUSTEE CLAIMS -- FORUM AND JURISDICTION -- ARBITRATION -- GROUP VERSUS CLASS -- CLAWBACK CLAIMS -- MARGIN CALL LITIGATION -- TRENDS -- HOW NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.

AVOIDING BECOMING A DEFENDANT IN A HEDGE FUND FRAUD CASE -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX B Examples of Hedge Fund Structures -- Resource Guide -- PRIME BROKERS -- LAWYERS -- ADMINISTRATORS -- ACCOUNTANTS -- INSURANCE -- OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS -- Notes -- Glossary -- GLOSSARY SOURCES -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.