Bøger i Wiley Finance serien

A comprehensive guide to investment guarantees in equity-linked life insurance Due to the convergence of financial and insurance markets, new forms of investment guarantees are emerging which require financial service professionals to become savvier in modeling and risk management.

While statistical arbitrage has faced some tough times as markets experienced dramatic changes in dynamics beginning in 2000 new developments in algorithmic trading have allowed it to rise from the ashes of that fire.

This book provides readers with the theories and methodologies of credit risk and pricing of credit derivatives. Credit Derivativesalso includes detailed, practical implementations of these theories and methodologies to increase practitioners' knowledge of credit risk assessment and credit derivative pricing.

A comprehensive guide to practices within the investment industry. This book provides readers with the tools to understand the leadership factors that contribute to sustainable growth; diagnose their firm's culture and understand why it is important; and replicate best practices from leading firms.

Structured finance and alternative risk transfer, or ART, are two of the hottest areas of finance. Now more than ever, structured finance and ART solutions are attracting the attention of corporations looking for new and innovative ways to more efficiently manage capital and a diverse portfolio of risks, particularly credit risk.

Praise for The Volatility Surface "I'm thrilled by the appearance of Jim Gatheral's new book The Volatility Surface. The literature on stochastic volatility is vast, but difficult to penetrate and use. Gatheral's book, by contrast, is accessible and practical.

As increasingly more companies look to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as a source of new growth and revenue, there is an even greater chance that these transactions can go wrong. This insightful guide focuses on one of the most often debated and key issues in mergers and acquisitions-why some deals fail miserably and why others prosper.

When you combine nature's efficiency and the computer's speed, the financial possibilities are almost limitless. Today's traders and investment analysts require faster, sleeker weaponry in today's ruthless financial marketplace. Battles are now waged at computer speed, with skirmishes lasting not days or weeks, but mere hours.

Practitioners are aware that more advanced models are far better suited at pricing options, but they are intimidated by the mathematics of these models, and discouraged at having to write lengthy code to implement them. This book will provide them with the tools and understanding of how to implement these models.

"The computer can do more than show us pretty pictures. [It] can optimize, backtest, prove or disprove old theories, eliminate the bad ones and make the good ones better. Cybernetic Trading Strategies explores new ways to use the computer and finds ways to make a valuable machine even more valuable. " --from the Foreword by John J. Murphy.

Blending theory and practice, Foreign Exchange progresses from a short history of the foreign exchange market and a description of the FX Spot Market through currency forwards and other derivatives, to FX options strategies and more exotic and complex structures - making this technical information generally accessible.

An exposition to the world of relative-value trading in the fixed-income markets written by a leading-edge thinker and scientific analyst of global financial markets.

Praise for Carbon Finance "A timely, objective, and informative analysis of the financial opportunities and challenges presented by climate change, including a thorough description of adaptive measures and insurance products for managing risk in a carbon constrained economy. " -James R. Evans, M. Eng.P. Geo.

Combines the expertise of a registered commodity broker and a systems analyst to bring readers up to date on candlestick charting methods. Goes a step beyond existing literature to discuss practical applications of this technique and recommended strategies.

A practical, real-world guide for implementing enterprise risk management (ERM) programs into your organization Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a complex yet critical issue that all companies must deal with in the twenty-first century. Failure to properly manage risk continues to plague corporations around the world.

Praise for The Mathematics of Derivatives "The Mathematics of Derivatives provides a concise pedagogical discussion of both fundamental and very recent developments in mathematical finance, and is particularly well suited for readers with a science or engineering background.

No matter what industry your company competes in, you need to have a firm understanding of how to create a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes in order to improve performance and achieve long-term value.

Market pundits predict whether the stock market will go up or down but the reality is that it goes nowhere over 50% of the time. The challenge for active investors and traders is how to make money during these times when the market is range bound.

The clarity and guidance valuation analysts have been thirsting for The business appraisal community regularly names the valuation of pass-through entities as a major issue of concern.

Structured finance and securitization deals are becoming more commonplace on Wall Street. Up until now, however, market participants have had to create their own models to analyze these deals, and new entrants have had to learn as they go.

Praise for Pension Revolution "When Keith Ambachtsheer puts his keen mind to work on a problem, watch out! Here he exposes today's fragile arrangements for the most serious social dilemma of our times--financing retirement. Then he provides a compelling and powerful set of solutions.

The definitive guide to technical analysis... written from a trader's perspective With the keen insight and perspective that have made him a market legend, Jack D. Schwager explores, explains, and examines the application of technical analysis in futures trading.

Praise for International Economic Indicators and Central Banks "Anne Picker's International Economic Indicators and Central Banks is a tour de force.

Author Gao Jian is the number one authority on fixed income markets in China, and with this book, he brings his considerable experience and knowledge about these markets to investors worldwide. For those interested in becoming active in China's growing fixed income markets, Debt Capital Markets in China is the book you need to get started.

Praise for Equity Hybrid Derivatives "Hybrids represent the fastest growing segment in the derivatives business. Written by perhaps the finest quant shop in the world, this book presents the state of the art in modeling equity hybrid derivatives. " --Peter Carr, PhD, Head of Quantitative Financial Research Bloomberg L.P.

In Foundation and Endowment Investing, authors Lawrence Kochard and Cathleen Rittereiser offer you a detailed look at this fascinating world and the strategies used to achieve success within it.

Strategic Corporate Finance provides a 'real-world' application of the principles of modern corporate finance, with a practical, investment banking advisory perspective. A major new text on corporate finance, this book addresses all the critical issues in corporate finance both for practitioners, and students, entering this field.

A timely follow-up to the widely successful Managing Credit Risk , which is regarded as essential reading for anyone involved within the field of credit. Everything is expanding enormously, and Managing Credit Risk, Second Edition will provide practitioners with the resources they need to keep up with such changes to the field of credit.

This book consists of chapters by contributors (well-known professors, practitioners, and consultants from large and well respected money management firms within this area) offering the latest research in the OpRisk area.

Provides a code intensive, progressive example introductory work to structured finance modeling in VBA Provides a concise, immediate, practical, and pragmatic guide to quickly develop a meaningful level of modeling expertise on a problem in structured finance.