The probabilistic description of financial prices, pioneered by Bachelier (1900), initially focused onindependent and Gaussian distributed price changes. Financial economists have long recognizedtwo major discrepancies between the Bachelier model and actual financial data. First, financialdata commonly display temporal dependence in the alternation of periods of large price changeswith periods of smaller changes. Secondly, the tails of the...

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An invaluable resource for quantitative analysts who need to run models that assist in option pricing and risk management. This concise, practical hands on guide to Monte Carlo simulation introduces standard and advanced methods to the increasing complexity of derivatives portfolios. Ranging from pricing more complex derivatives, such as American and Asian options, to measuring Value at Risk, or modelling complex market dynamics, simulation is...

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Monte Carlo methods have been used for decades in physics, engineering, statistics, and other fields. Monte Carlo Simulation and Finance explains the nuts and bolts of this essential technique used to value derivatives and other securities. Author and educator Don McLeish examines this fundamental process, and discusses important issues, including specialized problems in finance that Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo methods can help solve and...

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Designed for classroom use, Valuation, University Edition Fifth Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to trust. Fully Revised and Updated, NEW FEATURES to the Fifth Edition include: ALL NEW CASE STUDIES that illustrate how valuation techniques and principles are applied in real-world situations NEW CONTENT on the strategic advantages of value-based management EXPANDED to...

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Chapter 1 Topics Covered What Is A Corporation? w The Role of The Financial Manager w Who Is The Financial Manager? w Separation of Ownership and Management w Financial Markets Corporate Structure Sole Proprietorships Unlimited Liability Personal tax on profits Partnerships Limited Liability Corporations Corporate tax on profits + Personal tax on dividends

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In recent years, mathematics graduates have been increasingly expected to have additional skills in practical subjects such as economics and finance, while eco- nomics graduates have been expected to have an increasingly strong grounding in mathematics. The increasing need for those working in economics and finance to have a strong grounding in mathematics has been highlighted by such layman’s guides as ?, ?, ? (adapted from ?) and ?. In...

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This best-selling textbook addresses the need for an introduction to econometrics specifically written for finance students. Key features: • Thoroughly revised and updated, including two new chapters on panel data and limited dependent variable models • Problem-solving approach assumes no prior knowledge of econometrics emphasising intuition rather than formulae, giving students the skills and confidence to estimate and interpret models...

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Springer Finance is a programme of books addressing students, academics and practitioners working on increasingly technical approaches to the analysis of financial markets. It aims to cover a variety of topics, not only mathematical finance but foreign exchanges, term structure, risk management, portfolio theory, equity derivatives and financial economics.

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Volume I: Financial Markets and Instruments skillfully covers the general characteristics of different asset classes, derivative instruments, the markets in which financial instruments trade, and the players in those markets. It also addresses the role of financial markets in an economy, the structure and organization of financial markets, the efficiency of markets, and the determinants of asset pricing and interest rates. Incorporating...

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Hiện giá thuần kỳ vọng của sản phẩm quản trị rủi ro là bằng 0. Vậy làm thế nào hoạt động quản trị rủi ro lại có thể làm tăng giá trị của công ty? Mục tiêu của chương Giải thích tại sao quản trị rủi ro có thể làm gia tăng giá trị DN Vận dụng quản trị rủi ro chiến thuật để gia tăng giá trị DN thông qua làm giảm chi phí tài trợ Vận...

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Thế giới ngày càng trở nên bất ổn hơn… “Chưa bao giờ nền kinh tế toàn cầu lại tăng trưởng nhanh như thời điểm này nhưng cũng chưa bao giớ thế giới lại đầy rủi ro như lúc này” (Báo cáo Rủi ro thế giới 2007 - Diễn đàn kinh tế thế giới - World Economic Forum) Khoa TCDN Quản trị rủi ro tài chính Ch. 1: 1 Chương 1: Dẫn luận Rủi Ro Kiệt...

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the last 5 years of my professional career have been a hell of a life but ... also a lot of fun. I want to start by thanking my 2 advisors, Jan Dhaene and Marc Goovaerts. They gave me the opportunity to combine research activities with other professional ambitions. Jan has an unquenchable curiosity and love for science. Moreover, he has the rare talent to transform ambryonic and sometimes very vague ideas into relatively easy-to-read papers.

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