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Re-evaluating sharpe ratio in hedge fund performance in light of liquidity risk

van Horne, Richard,Perez, Katarzyna

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van Horne, Richard; Perez, Katarzyna Article Re-evaluating sharpe ratio in hedge fund performance in light of liquidity risk Journal of Banking and Financial Economics (JBFE) Provided in Cooperation with: Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw Suggested Citation: van Horne, Richard; Perez, Katarzyna (2021) : Re-evaluating sharpe ratio in hedge fund performance in light of liquidity risk, Journal of Banking and Financial Economics (JBFE), ISSN 2353-6845, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Iss. 16, pp. 91-103, https://doi.org/10.7172/2353-6845.jbfe.2021.2.5 This Version is available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/313451 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. 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