Table of Contents
Foreword: The Less Mysterious World of Hedge Funds by Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and Co-CIO of PIMCO ix
Preface xv
Disclaimer xxiii
Chapter 1: The Global Macro Maven: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates 1
Chapter 2: Man versus Machine: Pierre Lagrange and Tim Wong, Man Group/AHL 25
Chapter 3: The Risk Arbitrageur: John Paulson, Paulson & Co. 39
Chapter 4: Distressed Debt’s Value Seekers: Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner, Avenue Capital Group 75
Chapter 5: The Fearless First Mover: David Tepper, Appaloosa Management 93
Chapter 6: The Activist Answer: William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management 115
Chapter 7: The Poison Pen: Daniel Loeb, Third Point 155
Chapter 8: The Cynical Sleuth: James Chanos, Kynikos Associates LP 173
Chapter 9: The Derivatives Pioneer: Boaz Weinstein, Saba Capital Management 193
Afterword: Myron S. Scholes, 1997 Nobel Laureate in Economics and Co-Author of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model 203
Appendix 211
References 225
Acknowledgments 237
About the Author 240
Index 241