Financial Engineering: Derivatives and Risk Management - Softcover

Cuthbertson, Keith; Nitzsche, Dirk

 
9780471495840: Financial Engineering: Derivatives and Risk Management
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471495840 ISBN 13: 9780471495840
Publisher: Wiley, 2001

Synopsis

This text provides a thorough treatment of futures, 'plain vanilla' options and swaps as well as the use of exotic derivatives and interest rate options for speculation and hedging. Pricing of options using numerical methods such as lattices (BOPM), Mone Carlo simulation and finite difference methods, in additon to solutions using continuous time mathematics, are also covered. Real options theory and its use in investment appraisal and in valuing internet and biotechnology companies provide cutting edge practical applications.
Practical risk management issues are examined in depth. Alternative models for calculating Value at Risk (market risk) and credit risk provide the throretical basis for a practical and timely overview of these areas of regulatory policy.
This book is designed for courses in derivatives and risk management taken by specialist MBA, MSc Finance students or final year undergraduates, either as a stand-alone text or as a follow-on to Investments: Spot and Derivatives Markets by the same authors.
The authors adopt a real-world emphasis throughout, and include features such as:
* topic boxes, worked examples and learning objectives
* Financial Times and Wall Street Journal newspaper extracts and analysis of real world cases
* supporting web site including Lecturer's Resource Pack and Student Centre with interactive Excel and GAUSS software

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

KEITH CUTHBERTSON is Professor of Finance at the Management School, Imperial College. He has been an advisor to the Bank of England and UK Treasury and a visitor at the Federal Reserve. He has held chairs at the University of Newcastle and City University Business School, as well as undertaking consultancy with financial institutions.
DIRK NITSCHE is a lecturer in Finance at the Management School, Imperial College. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at City university Business School.

From the Back Cover

This text provides a thorough treatment of futures, 'plain vanilla' options and swaps as well as the use of exotic derivatives and interest rate options for speculation and hedging. Pricing of options using numerical methods such as lattices (BOPM), Mone Carlo simulation and finite difference methods, in additon to solutions using continuous time mathematics, are also covered. Real options theory and its use in investment appraisal and in valuing internet and biotechnology companies provide cutting edge practical applications.
Practical risk management issues are examined in depth. Alternative models for calculating Value at Risk (market risk) and credit risk provide the throretical basis for a practical and timely overview of these areas of regulatory policy.
This book is designed for courses in derivatives and risk management taken by specialist MBA, MSc Finance students or final year undergraduates, either as a stand-alone text or as a follow-on to Investments: Spot and Derivatives Markets by the same authors.
The authors adopt a real-world emphasis throughout, and include features such as:
* topic boxes, worked examples and learning objectives
* Financial Times and Wall Street Journal newspaper extracts and analysis of real world cases
* supporting web site including Lecturer's Resource Pack and Student Centre with interactive Excel and GAUSS software

From the Inside Flap

This text provides a thorough treatment of futures, 'plain vanilla' options and swaps as well as the use of exotic derivatives and interest rate options for speculation and hedging. Pricing of options using numerical methods such as lattices (BOPM), Mone Carlo simulation and finite difference methods, in additon to solutions using continuous time mathematics, are also covered. Real options theory and its use in investment appraisal and in valuing internet and biotechnology companies provide cutting edge practical applications.
Practical risk management issues are examined in depth. Alternative models for calculating Value at Risk (market risk) and credit risk provide the throretical basis for a practical and timely overview of these areas of regulatory policy.
This book is designed for courses in derivatives and risk management taken by specialist MBA, MSc Finance students or final year undergraduates, either as a stand-alone text or as a follow-on to Investments: Spot and Derivatives Markets by the same authors.
The authors adopt a real-world emphasis throughout, and include features such as:
* topic boxes, worked examples and learning objectives
* Financial Times and Wall Street Journal newspaper extracts and analysis of real world cases
* supporting web site including Lecturer's Resource Pack and Student Centre with interactive Excel and GAUSS software

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471495840
ISBN 13 
9780471495840
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
800