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Part of the book series: Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions ((IFMI,volume 18))

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This chapter provides an introduction to the contents of each of the other five chapters in this volume. Chapter 2 presents an overview of investment company basics. Chapter 3 follows with a short history of the evolution of these firms. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 summarize the issues and findings of the research to date on closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and hedge funds.

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Anderson, S.C., Born, J.A., Schnusenberg, O. (2010). Introduction. In: Closed-End Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds, and Hedge Funds. Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0168-2_1

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