Here is a chapter from The Professional Risk Managers Guide to Financial Instruments. It is an invaluable primer into navigating the complex and profitable area of hedge funds, with detailed descriptions of the major financial instruments, the valuation methods most appropriate for each, market risks, price drivers and their variables, and the professionals who participate in each. With the insights of an international group of investment professionals and thinkers, this book covers the most active financial instruments, giving you that invaluable edge in this high-risk, highly popular field.