Books in the Wiley Finance series

This revised and updated guide supplies a complete introduction to options valuation and trading, from the working fundamentals to the most innovative pricing models and strategies. Readers are taught how to select an appropriate options strategy and how to evaluate its risks and rewards.

Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the private equity sectorBuilding on and refining the content of previous editions, Introduction to Private Equity, Debt and Real Assets, Third Edition adopts the same logical, systematic, factual and long-term perspective on private markets (private equity, private debt and private real assets) combining academic rigour with extensive practical experience.The content has been fully revised to reflect developments and innovations in private markets, exploring new strategies, changes in structuring and the drive of new regulations. New sections have been added, covering fund raising and fund analysis, portfolio construction and risk measurement, as well as liquidity and start-up analysis. In addition, private debt and private real assets are given greater focus, with two new chapters analysing the current state of these evolving sectors.* Reflects the dramatic changes that have affected the private market industry, which is evolving rapidly, internationalizing and maturing fast* Provides a clear, synthetic and critical perspective of the industry from a professional who has worked at many levels within the industry* Approaches the private markets sector top-down, to provide a sense of its evolution and how the current situation has been built* Details the interrelations between investors, funds, fund managers and entrepreneursThis book provides a balanced perspective on the corporate governance challenges affecting the industry and draws perspectives on the evolution of the sector.

The definitive guide to risk arbitrage, fully updated with new laws, cases, and techniques Risk Arbitrage is the definitive guide to the field and features a comprehensive overview of the theory, techniques, and tools that traders and risk managers need to be effective.

A guide to best practices for mastering techniques of the insider-led transition planning. It presents the parameters for many of the major industry segments, techniques for managing risk, providing retention and performance incentives for key personnel and insights into getting deals financed.

Addressing the aspects and challenges associated with performing operational due diligence review of both private equity and real estate asset classes, this book provides you with the tools to develop a flexible comprehensive operational due diligence program for private equity and real estate.

Can Islamic finance save the global system? Islamic Finance and the New Financial System describes how the adoption of Islamic finance principles in future regulatory decisions could help prevent future shocks in the global financial system.

The ultimate guide to successful M&As no matter how the economy's doing No one has written about the true root causes of the recent large M&A failures and why the mergers that were supposed to save the companies and the economy did not work.

A unique perspective on applied investment theory and risk management from the Senior Risk Officer of a major pension fund Investment Theory and Risk Management is a practical guide to today's investment environment.

A guide to understanding the world of private equity (PE) investing, governance structures, and operational assessments of PE portfolio companies. It includes historical fundraising and investment levels, returns, correlation of returns to public market indices, and harvest trends.

Updated look at financial modeling and Monte Carlo simulation with software by Oracle Crystal Ball This revised and updated edition of the bestselling book on financial modeling provides the tools and techniques needed to perform spreadsheet simulation.

Achieve investing success by understanding your behavior type This groundbreaking book shows how to invest wisely by managing your behavior, and not just your money.

A guide to Islamic investment opportunities from the CEO of the world's leading Islamic finance bank Offering an insider's perspective on a rapidly growing sector of the financial industry, Investing in Islamic Funds details the basic principles of Islamic investing for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

Key strategies for running a family office for fund managers Understanding the basics of the family office industry is essential if you want to succeed in establishing a successful fund for a wealthy family. That's where The Family Office Book comes in.

Looks at the crisis of unfunded pension liabilities and what must be done to avoid the same problem in the future. This title offers practical advice for retirement plan managers and financial advisors, while also explaining how to strengthen pensions and prevent similar crises in the future.

The first practical trading guide to the revolutionary new science of decision-making According to the Wall Street Journal, "Game theory is hot. " On Wall Street, many of today's most successful high-rollers now use it to help them make crucial buying and selling decisions.

In the not too distant past, GAAP earnings per share was the financial metric of choice of equity investors. Because of increasing problems with accrual accounting, free cash flow has replaced GAAP earnings as the primary financial metric for many professional investors. Free cash flow is defined as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.

* Valuation of Early Stage Companies is an updated analysis and application of valuation theory for early stage companies with complex capital structures. * The book shows the appropriate and defensible way to prepare and present business valuations with a strong emphasis on applications and models.

An investor's guide to understanding the most elusive (yet most important) aspect of successful investing - yourself. Why is it that the investing performance of so many smart people reliably and predictably falls short? The answer is not that they know too little about the markets.

Indispensable advice for building a lasting financial legacy Building wealth is hard to do, but maintaining that wealth across generations is even more challenging.

A detailed look at risk identification and quantification in equity investment Equity Value Enhancement ("EVE"): Governance, Risk, Relationships & Knowledge ("GRRK")provides the information and tools practitioners and business owners need to work with the multitude of intangibles ("GRRK") in equity investment decisions.

Tap into the power of the most popular stochastic volatility model for pricing equity derivatives Since its introduction in 1993, the Heston model has become a popular model for pricing equity derivatives, and the most popular stochastic volatility model in financial engineering.

Best-Practice EVA tells the new EVA story from the ground up. Stewart covers EVA essentials the classic economic profit version of EVA in the first three chapters of the book. He shows readers how simple and intuitive EVA really is, how it is defined, and why it is better than all other measures of corporate profit.

Build a fixed income portfolio that will weather volatility and instability Designing a fixed income portfolio is an essential skill of any investment manager or advisor.

Addresses the essential aspects of modern financial risk management. This book offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk.

Take Excel to the next level in accounting and financial modeling In this new Second Edition of Next Generation Excel, Isaac Gottlieb shows financial analysts how to harness the full power of Excel to move forward into the new world of accounting and finance.

A top-notch resource for anyone who wants to break into the demanding world of investment banking For undergraduates and MBA students, this book offers the perfect preparation for the demanding and rigorous investment banking recruitment process.

A concise study of the practices in Islamic commercial law Filling a gap in the current literature, Islamic Commercial Law is the only book available that combines the theory and practice of Islamic commercial law in an English-language text.

Introduces a powerful new approach to financial risk modeling with proven strategies for its real-world applications The 2008 credit crisis did much to debunk the much touted powers of Value at Risk (VaR) as a risk metric. Unlike most authors on VaR who focus on what it can do, in this book the author looks at what it cannot.

Retirement portfolio guidance for finance professionalsRetirement is one of the most important parts of the financial planning process. Yet only two percent of financial advisors describe themselves as competent in retirement planning.