Preparing for the worst:incorporating downside risk in stock market investments

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vinod Hrishikesh D., 1939-
Group Author: Reagle Derrick P.; (Derrick Peter), 1972-
Published: Wiley-Interscience,
Publisher Address: [Hoboken, N.J.]
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics.
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Carrier Form: xix, 286 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0471234427 (cloth : alk. paper)
Index Number: F830
CLC: F830.9
Call Number: F830.9/V788
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Quantitative Measures of the Stock Market -- A Short Review of the Theory of Risk Maesurement -- Hedging to Avoid Market Risk -- Monkey Wrench in the Works: When the Theory Fails -- Downside Risk -- Portfolio Valuation and Utility Theory -- Incorporating Downside Risk -- Mathematical Techniques -- Computational Issues -- What Does It All Mean?