Financial risk management : a practitioner's guide to managing market and credit risk + website

**A top risk management practitioner addresses the essential aspects of modern financial risk management**In the __Second Edition__ of __Financial Risk Management + Website,__ market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management. Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting. * Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner * Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit risk * Provides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedging * Companion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book Focusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the __Second Edition__ of __Financial Risk Management + Website__is the definitive source for managing market and credit risk.

Advance Praise for Financial Risk Management, Second Edition

Steve Allen's revised book is an excellent read for both seasoned risk professionals and students. He has done a wonderful job of making a complex topic understandable. His chapters on financial crises should be a must-read for everyone in the profession as 'those who don't learn from history are forced to repeat it.'
-Leslie Rahl, CEO and Managing Partner, Capital Market Risk Advisors

Praise for the First Edition

A very practical and deep approach to the problems of financial risk management.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering, New York University's Polytechnic Institute, and-uthor of The Black Swan and Antifragile

Key material on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner.
-John Hull, Maple Financial Chair in Derivatives and Risk Management, and Director, Bonham Centre for Finance, University of Toronto

Allen's book is a treasure-trove of material and an invaluable resource for any professional seeking to understand modern risk management. It begins with basic concepts and builds carefully to the practical and theoretical ideas necessary for dealing with the complexities of the most sophisticated and relevant financial instruments today.
-Neil Chriss, Managing Principal, Hutchin Hill Capital, and author of Black-Scholes and Beyond

The Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website puts an emphasis on practical application. To that end, this book provides readers with exclusive access to a companion website filled with supplementary materials,-llowing you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book.

A top risk management practitioner addresses the essential aspects of modern financial risk management

In the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website, market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management.

Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting.

• Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner
• Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit risk
• Provides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedging
• Companion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book

Focusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website is the definitive source for managing market and credit risk.

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Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management. Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting. Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit risk Provides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedging Companion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book Focusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website is the definitive source for managing market and credit risk. ''In the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website, market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management.Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting.Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitionerOffers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit riskProvides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedgingCompanion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the bookFocusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Websiteis the definitive source for managing market and credit risk.''-- Site de l'éditeur Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Institutional background Operational risk Financial disasters The systemic disaster of 2007-2008 Managing financial risk Var and stress testing Model risk Managing spot risk Managing forward risk Managing vanilla options risk Managing exotic options risk Credit risk Counterparty credit risk Bibliography About the companion website Index. 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.