Books in the Wiley Finance series

The first financial risk management book that combines a detailed, big picture discussion of firm-wide risk management with a comprehensive discussion of derivatives-based hedging strategies and tactics. It focuses on educating readers on how to integrate risk management with corporate business strategy, not just on hedging practices.

Hedge Fund Course presents all the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to run a leveraged investment company, and complements the less-technical information presented in the popular, How to Create and Manage a Hedge Fund (047122488X).

A detailed, step-by-step book covering the entire hedge fund evaluation process Investing in hedge funds is different from investing in other asset classes. There is much less publicly available information about hedge funds performance than there is about mutual funds or individual stocks.

Approaches trading from the viewpoint of market makers and the part they play in pricing, valuing and placing positions. Covers option volatility and pricing, risk analysis, spreads, strategies and tactics for the options trader, focusing on how to work successfully with market makers.

Praise for Competing for Capital "An indispensable guide for investor relations and communication counselors alike. With more individual investors in the market than ever before, this book makes navigating the new regulatory playing field much more possible--and makes clear the path to victory. " --Michael W.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are fixed-income securities, like bonds, which derive their return from an underlying mortgage or basket of mortgages, or an asset or basket of assets. This market has increased from about $100 billion in 1980 to over $2. 5 trillion today.

A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing examines the classic Graham and Dodd approach to valuation - a technique adopted by, among others, Warren Buffett and other value investors - and updates it for the twenty-first century.

Gain the knowledge and skills that can help you exploit instability. Forecasting Financial and Economic Cycles No book can help you construct foolproof forecasting systems that will ensure youa ll accurately predict economic turning points every time.

Praise for Energy and Power Risk Management "Energy and Power Risk Management identifies and addresses the key issues in the development of the turbulent energy industry and the challenges it poses to market players. An insightful and far-reaching book written by two renowned professionals.

Every futures, options, and stock markets trader operates under a set of highly suspect rules and assumptions.

Understand derivatives in a nonmathematical way Financial Derivatives, Third Edition gives readers a broad working knowledge of derivatives. For individuals who want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down in the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the perfect read.

This guide introduces the reader to the future of nanotechnology, micro machines that work independently, from an investor's perspective. This book outlines the core issue of commercializing nanotechnology and discusses specific application areas where nanotech will make significant contributions.

From the "Father of Candlesticks"--penetrating new Japanese techniques for forecasting and tracking market prices and improving market timing Steve Nison has done it again.

Published in association with the Global Association of Risk Professionals As e-commerce and globalization continue to expand, so does the level of operational risk, increasing the need for guidance on how to measure and manage it. This is the definitive guide to managing operational risk in financial institutions.

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.

Trying to trade stock, bond, commodity and currency markets without intermarket awareness is like trying to drive a car without looking out the side and rear windows--very dangerous.

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.

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.