Happy Sesquicentennial, Oil!
| Oct 6th, 2009 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post | By: Guest |
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Almost by definition, alternative investments are constantly in a state of flux. While other disciplines – and even other branches of investment management itself – tend to build upon themselves over time, the alternative investment industry must continually re-evaluate where its been and where it is going. For us, this requires a focus on new and emerging ideas and an open dialogue that has become synonymous with blogs. For the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association this requires that its curriculum be constantly re-evaluated and modified.
To that end, the CAIA Association has recently launched its latest curriculum modifications. Beyond being of critical importance for current candidates, these changes are also closely watched by current charter holders and by other professionals as an early indication of which recent industry developments are likely to become an enduring part of the alternative investment landscape.
In today’s guest contribution, the CAIA Association’s Hossein Kazemi discusses one such topic: oil futures.
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