Excel is the industry standard for financial modelling, providing a number of ways for users to extend the functionality of their own add–ins, including VB. C/C++. Excel Add–in Development in C/C++ – Applications for Finance is a how–to guide and reference book for the creation of high performance add–ins for Excel in C and C++ for users in the finance industry. Author Steve Dalton explains how to apply Excel add–ins to financial...

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For new students of accounting, entry-level accounting professionals, and business professionals whose own work relates directly to the numbers on the ledger, a basic understanding of core accounting functions and documents is critical. Accounting Demystified provides a simple and straightforward description of universal elements of the accounting process, plus accessible tutorials in creating, interpreting, and using financial statements....

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This new and unique book demonstrates that Excel and VBA can play an important role in the explanation and implementation of numerical methods across finance. Advanced Modelling in Finance provides a comprehensive look at equities, options on equities and options on bonds from the early 1950s to the late 1990s. The book adopts a step-by-step approach to understanding the more sophisticated aspects of Excel macros and VBA programming, showing...

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"The book's clarity and comprehensive coverage make it one ofthe best practitioners' guides to valuation." —Financial Times "Should serve very well the professional manager who wants to do some serious thinking about what really does contribute value to his or her firm and why." —The Journal of Finance "Valuation is like a Swiss army knife . . . you will be prepared for just about any contingency." —Martin H. Dubilier, Chairman of...

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When viewed from 30,000 feet,the pace of change in the asset managementbusiness can appear almost glacial. Year after year,it seems,the industryturns out enviable,solid performance – indeed,our research shows that over-all profit margins have held remarkably stable over the past market cycle,justshy of the 30 percent mark. And while their relative positions may shift mod-estly,the same roster of familiar names tends to resurface time and...

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The book explains that instead of asset allocation being set in an isolated and arbitrary fashion, it is in fact the way in which specific hurdle investment returns can be targeted, and that this approach is already in use in the US (and has been for many years). It involves extended and detailed financial analysis of various asset class returns and proposes a five-asset class approach for future use. Opening with a study of the historic...

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In light of recent accounting scandals, it is critical that all financial practitioners understand and play by the rules of the accounting field. Starting from the assumption that the reader is not familiar with any accounting jargon, Mastering Financial Accounting Essentials presents material in a way that explains the key features of modern accounting step by step and helps you develop an intuitive understanding of accounting. Each chapter...

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One of the fastest growing investment sectors ever seen, hedge funds are considered by many to be exotic and inaccessible. This book provides an intensive learning experience, defining hedge funds, explaining hedge fund strategies while offering both qualitative and quantitative tools that investors need to access these types of funds. Topics not usually covered in discussions of hedge funds are included, such as a theoretical discussion of...

 336 p itc 08/01/2013 292 2 Download

A hands-on volume for financial executives with guidance on the fair value measurement process In today's dynamic and volatile markets, whether buying or selling, what corporate officers need to know is the worth of an asset today, a task that for many has become complex and at times confusing. Fair Value Measurements: Practical Guidance and Implementation demystifies this topic, offering you a nuts-and-bolts guide of the most recent...

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Exchange-Traded Derivatives provides an overview of the global listed futures and options markets, and how individual exchanges and products are adapting to a new operating environment - an environment characterized by rapid, almost continuous, change. This book serves as an ideal resource on the 21st century listed derivative markets, products and instruments. Divided into three parts, Exchange-Traded Derivatives begins by providing an...

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Firm valuation is currently a very exciting topic. It is interesting for those economists engaged in either practice or theory, particularly for those in finance. The literature on firm valuation recommends logical, quantitative methods, which deal with establishing today's value of future free cash flows. In this respect firm valuation is identical with the calculation of the discounted cash flow, DCF. There are, however, different coexistent...

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This handbook is intended to complement the instructor-led presentation of thiscourse, and serve as a source of reference. It is not suitable for self-study. Unit Overview The Organizational Structures unit provides participants with an overview of how Asset Accounting (= FI-AA) is embedded in the structures of external andinternal accounting

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