The aim of the present course is to introduce the students in the subject of alternative investments, such as hedge funds, private equity, real estate and commodities either directly or indirectly through funds of funds. The course provides both theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of the management of alternative investments. This course will offer to the students the ability to determine the basic characteristics and the categories of alternative investments, the method of calculating their return as well the degree of the embodied risk. The students will also become familiar with the methods of valuation of this class of assets as well as they will be able to construct portfolios which include both alternative and traditional investments. As part of the course the students will be asked to work with real data. Furthermore, the purpose of the course is to provide the students with a good understanding and applied knowledge of the techniques which should be part of the tools of those that invest, analyze and/or provide consulting with the use of alternative investments as part of a portfolio. Finally, in this course the current challenges such as inside and confidential information taxation and regulatory framework are examined. The study of these issues is supported by several activities such as, case studies as well as the presentation of an individual or group homework. During the lectures, alternative approaches are implemented in order to connect theory with application, mainly through case studies, exercises, and presentation of the use real data. 

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