Author: Christian Szylar

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781118572986

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 432

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A ONE-STOP GUIDE FOR THE THEORIES, APPLICATIONS, AND STATISTICALMETHODOLOGIES OF MARKET RISK Understanding and investigating the impacts of market risk onthe financial landscape is crucial in preventing crises. Written bya hedge fund specialist, the Handbook of Market Risk is thecomprehensive guide to the subject of market risk. Featuring a format that is accessible and convenient, thehandbook employs numerous examples to underscore the application ofthe material in a real-world setting. The book starts byintroducing the various methods to measure market risk whilecontinuing to emphasize stress testing, liquidity, and interestrate implications. Covering topics intrinsic to understanding andapplying market risk, the handbook features: An introduction to financial markets The historical perspective from market events and diverse mathematics to the value-at-risk Return and volatility estimates Diversification, portfolio risk, and efficient frontier The Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory The use of a fundamental multi-factors model Financial derivatives instruments Fixed income and interest rate risk Liquidity risk Alternative investments Stress testing and back testing Banks and Basel II/III The Handbook of Market Risk is a must-have resource forfinancial engineers, quantitative analysts, regulators, riskmanagers in investments banks, and large-scale consultancy groupsadvising banks on internal systems. The handbook is also anexcellent text for academics teaching postgraduate courses onfinancial methodology.