Financial Derivatives

Financial derivatives-financial instruments whose value depends on other basic instruments, such as stocks or bonds-are one of the most important financial innovations of the last century. While they are unsurpassed as tools for speculation, financial derivatives have also emerged as important risk-management tools in the corporate world.

If you want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down by the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the book for you.

Through in-depth insights gleaned from years of financial experience, Robert Kolb and James Overdahl clearly explain what derivatives are and how you can prudently use them within the context of your underlying business activities. This is a quick and easy guide to understanding derivatives. Excellent as a brief reference quide. Would recommend to professionals working with these products.

Asset & Risk Management

• Hardcover: 424 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; Har/Cdr edition (March 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471491446

The aim of this book is to study three essential components of modern finance – Risk Management, Asset Management and Asset and Liability Management, as well as the links that bind them together.
It is divided into five parts:

Interest Rate Risk Modeling : The Fixed Income Valuation Course

Interest Rate Risk Modeling : The Fixed Income Valuation Course
By Sanjay K. Nawalkha, Gloria M. Soto, Natalia K. Beliaeva
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 396
Publication Date: 2005-05-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471427241
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471427247
Binding: Hardcover

The definitive guide to fixed income valuation and risk analysis

The Trilogy in Fixed Income Valuation and Risk Analysis comprehensively covers the most definitive work on interest rate risk, term structure analysis, and credit risk. The first book on interest rate risk modeling examines virtually every well-known IRR model used for pricing and risk analysis of various fixed income securities and their derivatives. The companion CD-ROM contain numerous formulas and programming tools that allow readers to better model risk and value fixed income securities. This comprehensive resource provides readers with the hands-on information and software needed to succeed in this financial arena.

Derivatives: Markets, Valuation, and Risk Management (Wiley Finance)

Derivatives: Markets, Valuation, and Risk Management (Wiley Finance)

By Robert E. Whaley

Publisher: Wiley

Number Of Pages: 930

Publication Date: 2006-10-02

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471786322

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471786320

Binding: Hardcover

Robert Whaley has more than twenty-five years of experience in the world of finance, and with this book he shares his hard-won knowledge in the field of derivatives with you. Divided into ten information-packed parts, Derivatives shows you how this financial tool can be used in practice to create risk management, valuation, and investment solutions that are appropriate for a variety of market situations.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance) 4th Edition [2007]

Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance)

By Philippe Jorion, GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 713
Publication Date: 2007-06-15
Sales Rank: 63285
ISBN / ASIN: 0470126302
EAN: 9780470126301
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Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 3

An essential guide to financial risk management and the only way to get a great overview of the subjects covered in the GARP FRM Exam

The Financial Risk Management Exam (FRM Exam) is given by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) annually in November for risk professionals who want to earn FRM(r) certification. The Financial Risk Manager Handbook, Fourth Edition is the definitive guide for those preparing to take the FRM Exam as well as a valued working reference for risk professionals. Written with the full support of GARP, and containing questions and solutions from previous exams, this book is a valuable resource for professionals responsible for or associated with financial risk management.

Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance) 5th Edition [2009]

Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley Finance)

By Philippe Jorion, GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)

Publisher: Wiley

Number Of Pages: 752

Publication Date: 2009-05-04

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470479612

ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470479612

Product Description:

The essential reference for financial risk management

Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, the Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the core text for risk management training programs worldwide. Presented in a clear and consistent fashion, this completely updated Fifth Edition-which comes with an interactive CD-ROM containing hundreds of multiple-choice questions from previous FRM exams-is one of the best ways to prepare for the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exam.