This book is designed for students and researchers who want to develop professional skill in modern quantitative applications in finance. The Center for Applied Statistics and Economics (CASE) course at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin that forms the basis for this book is offered to interested students who have had some experience with probability, statistics and software applications but have not had advanced courses in mathematical finance....

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An eclectic mixture of executives address your concerns with their own tips and life strategies. Selected from a wide range of companies, CEOs, presidents, shareholders, managing directors and partners speak with intensity and candor in exclusive interviews with Vault.

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Dynamic Hedging is the definitive source on derivatives risk. It provides a real-world methodology for managing portfolios containing any nonlinear security. It presents risks from the vantage point of the option market maker and arbitrage operator. The only book about derivatives risk written by an experienced trader with theoretical training, it remolds option theory to fit the practitioner's environment. As a larger share of market exposure...

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The University Edition of Valuation 4e offers students and professors up-to-date information on valuing companies. It contains all the revisions of the main edition, plus end of chapter questions for the needs of the classroom.This is an elaborate textbook on how to do business valuation using Discounted Cash Flows (DCF). It describes both the basics as well as many of the more advanced aspects of valuation incl. valuation of multi-business,...

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Theory of Asset Pricing unifies the central tenets and techniques of asset valuation into a single, comprehensive resource that is ideal for the first PhD course in asset pricing. Single-Period Portfolio Choice and Asset Pricing: Expected Utility and Risk Aversion; Mean-Variance Analysis; CAPM, Arbitrage, and Linear Factor Models; Consumption-Savings and State Pricing; Multiperiod Consumption, Portfolio Choice, and Asset Pricing: A...

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In The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management, both budding and established hedge fund managers will learn the fundamentals of building and maintaining a successful hedge fund business. Strachman presents the facts in an accessible and easy-to-use format that will empower readers to create a lasting fund that provides significant income for years to come. The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management provides information on everything from picking...

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The latest theoretical and empirical evidence on short selling in the United States and throughout the world To get the most success out of what the finance community regards as a risky business, short sellers need high–level information. The Theory and Practice of Short Selling offers managers and investors the information they need to maximize and enhance their short selling capabilities for bigger profits. Frank Fabozzi collects a group...

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In response to feedback asking for examples in other sectors and questions about how to understand costs more accurately, five essays have been added to the book for this new edition. These essays demonstrate how real companies have taken on the challenge of improving their extended value streams working in collaboration with their suppliers and customers. The new essays for the book are: - Spreading value-stream thinking from manufacturers...

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Benjamin Graham's revolutionary theories have influenced and inspired investors for nearly 70 years. First published in 1934, his Security Analysis is still considered to be the value investing bible for investors of every ilk. Yet, it is the second edition of that book, published in 1940 and long since out of print, that many experts--including Graham protégé Warren Buffet--consider to be the definitive edition. This facsimile reproduction...

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Risk Analysis, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2000 Salient Value Similarity, Social Trust, and Risk/Benefit Perception Michael Siegrist,1* George Cvetkovich,1 and Claudia Roth2 It was postulated that shared values determine social trust in institutions and persons related to a technology: One has trust in people holding similar salient values. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that social trust has a positive influence on perceived benefits and a...

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"In the half century since Harry Markowitz introduced his elegant theory for selecting portfolios, investors and scholars have extended and refined its application to a wide range of real-world problems, culminating in the contents of this masterful book. Fabozzi, Kolm, Pachamanova, and Focardi deserve high praise for producing a technically rigorous yet remarkably accessible guide to the latest advances in portfolio construction." --Mark...

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Rethinking Value-Based Management ERIC OLSEN Value-based management theories have fallen short in practice, especially when it comes to investor strategy. Eric Olsen is a senior vice president and Worldwide Topic Area Leader for Value Management for the Boston Consulting Group. He is based in the firm's Chicago office. For further information, go to www.bcg.com. n the early 1990s, the business press, securities analysts, and management...

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