Derivative Instruments: A Guide to Theory and Practice
Butterworth-Heinemann Finance
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books based on the work of financial market practitioners, and academics
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combining intellectual rigour and practical application
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covering the interaction between mathematical theory and financial practice
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to improve portfolio performance, risk management and trading book performance
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covering quantitative techniques
Market Brokers/Traders; Actuaries; Consultants; Asset Managers; Fund Managers; Regulators; Central Bankers; Treasury Officials; Technical Analysts; and Academics for Masters in Finance and MBA market.
Series titles Return Distributions in Finance Derivative Instruments: a guide to theory and practice Managing Downside Risk in Financial Markets: theory, practice, & implementation Economics for Financial Markets Performance Measurement in Finance: firms, funds and managers Real R&D Options Forecasting Volatility in the Financial Markets Advanced Trading Rules Advances in Portfolio Construction and Implementation
Series editor Dr Stephen Satchell Dr Satchell is a Reader in Financial Econometrics at Trinity College, Cambridge; Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College, City University Business School and University of Technology, Sydney. He also works in a consultative capacity to many firms, and edits the journal Derivatives: use, trading and regulations and the Journal of Asset Management.
Derivative Instruments: A Guide to Theory and Practice Brian A. Eales Moorad Choudhry
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