Alternative investments: related pages

Making a gain through trading securities without committing or risking money.

A financial strategy that reduces the risks from one security or other investment by buying or selling others.

A portfolio that provides the best expected returns for a given level of risk, or, equivalently, the lowest risk possible for a given level of expected returns.

Modern/Markowitz portfolio theory

The theory concerning the value and riskiness of portfolios as opposed to individual securities.