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It is the aim of this book to train and educate financial experts, investment bankers, traders, financial advisors and natural scientists who are active in financial engineering. Financial engineering is a necessary skill in many sectors of financial industry. Knowledge of financial engineering impr...
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Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2012] ©2011 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
It is the aim of this book to train and educate financial experts, investment bankers, traders, financial advisors and natural scientists who are active in financial engineering. Financial engineering is a necessary skill in many sectors of financial industry. Knowledge of financial engineering improves career opportunities for financial experts and opens doors to new and highly interesting employment opportunities. The book comes with numerous Excel and VBA models and can be used as the basis for a training course. Financial Engineering is a valuable resource of information for all participants in the financial markets. It is the standard textbook for the program Certified Financial Engineer (CFE) by the EIFD in cooperation with Deutsche B rse Group. What distinguishes this book from other textbooks is the ease of reading complimented by pronounced technical insights into otherwise complex financial products. It contains lots of very accessible and useful information and is a must read for all market participants, who are aiming to understand the concepts behind derivatives and their applications in increasingly structured products. Hermann-Josef Lamberti, Mitglied des Vorstands Deutsche Bank AG Financial Engineering is one of the most interesting and challenging fields in finance. Experts in the field need a thorough education. The institutes aims are excellent. I wish you every success. John C. Hull Professor f r Derivate und Risikomanagement an der Rotman School of Management der University of Toronto |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783486714685 |
| Index Number: | HG176 |
| CLC: | F830 |
| Contents: |
Front Matter -- Module I Fundamentals -- 1 Financial engineering business segment with a future -- 2 Review of the methodological foundations of financial engineering -- 3 Ethical principles for successful financial engineering -- Module II Listed options & futures -- 4 Derivatives exchanges and derivatives markets -- 5 Futures unconditional derivatives contracts -- 6 Options conditional derivatives contracts -- 7 Derivatives on currencies and commodities -- Module III Structured derivatives -- 8 Exotic and non-listed derivatives -- 9 Credit derivatives -- 10 Weather derivatives -- 11 Insurance derivatives -- 12 Real options -- Module IV Application of derivatives -- 13 Structuring complex portfolios with the help of derivatives -- 14 Use of derivatives in financial engineering and fund management -- 15 What is a hedge fund? -- 16 Risk controlling and margining -- In closing -- 17 Appendix. Typical exam questions and problems -- Back Matter |