Alternative
Investment:
The
board spectrum of alternative investments (AI) allows managers
to capture investment opportunities in any market condition by
fully utilizing a large range of investment strategies and asset
classes. Greater flexibility in trading strategies permits managers
to take both long and short positions, together with use of leverage,
to enhance return. Leverage level varies from each program depending
on its risk management and each manager's technique.
Alternative
Investment tends to diversify market and portfolio risk by investing
in uncorrelated markets with flexible trading strategies, hence
the accumulative risk adjusted return will outperform the traditional
investment.
Alternative investment is usually with a specific focus on sector,
geographical, strategy and a combination. The unique feature of
each strategy allows manager to profit from different market sentiment.