This comprehensive new book explains and clarifies the essential building blocks underlying the pricing and risk analysis of fixed-income securities and derivatives - using mathematics lightly, to make things easier, not harder. The emphasis throughout is on how-to-do, on building operational knowledge from the ground up. There are more than 300 examples and exhibits based on current market data. You will find essential information on:
* The global money market
* Foreign exchange transaction and foreign exchange derivatives
* Bonds and zero coupon bonds - including a risk management-driven discussion of duration and convexity
* Interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and exchange-traded futures
* Stochastic models and option pricing
* Stochastic models of the yield curveAnwendungsbereite Kenntnisse moderner festverzinslicher Anlageformen erlernen Sie mit diesem Handbuch von Grund auf. Preisgestaltung und Risikoanalysen werden auch dem Leser mit geringen mathematischen Vorkenntnissen schlussig erklart. Instrumente des Geldmarktes, langfristige Anlagen, Optionen, Derivate und viele andere Themen wurden in einer Form aufgearbeitet, die sich besonders zum Selbststudium eignet. (04/99)