The essential reference for financial risk management
Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, the Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the core text for risk management training programs worldwide. Presented in a clear and consistent fashion, this completely updated Sixth Edition, mirrors recent updates to the new two-level Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exam, and is fully supported by GARP as the trusted way to prepare for the rigorous and renowned FRM certification. This valuable new edition includes an exclusive collection of interactive multiple-choice questions from recent FRM exams.
Financial Risk Manager Handbook, Sixth Edition supports candidates studying for the Global Association of Risk Professional's (GARP) annual FRM exam and prepares you to assess and control risk in today's rapidly changing financial world. Authored by renowned risk management expert Philippe Jorion, with the full support of GARP, this definitive guide summarizes the core body of knowledge for financial risk managers.
Offers valuable insights on managing market, credit, operational, and liquidity risk Examines the importance of structured products, futures, options, and other derivative instruments Contains new material on extreme value theory, techniques in operational risk management, and corporate risk management
Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the most comprehensive guide on this subject, and will help you stay current on best practices in this evolving field. The FRM Handbook is the official reference book for GARP's FRM certification program.
By:
Philippe Jorion,
GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 6th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 277mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.542kg
ISBN: 9780470904015
ISBN 10: 0470904011
Series: Wiley Finance
Pages: 818
Publication Date: 09 December 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface ix About the Author xi About GARP xiii Introduction xv Part One Foundations of Risk Management 1 Chapter 1 Risk Management 3 Part Two Quantitative Analysis 25 Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Probability 27 Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Statistics 61 Chapter 4 Monte Carlo Methods 83 Chapter 5 Modeling Risk Factors 103 Part Three Financial Markets and Products 125 Chapter 6 Bond Fundamentals 127 Chapter 7 Introduction to Derivatives 157 Chapter 8 Option Markets 177 Chapter 9 Fixed-Income Securities 207 Chapter 10 Fixed-Income Derivatives 231 Chapter 11 Equity, Currency, and Commodity Markets 255 Part Four Valuation and Risk Models 281 Chapter 12 Introduction to Risk Models 283 Chapter 13 Managing Linear Risk 311 Chapter 14 Nonlinear (Option) Risk Models 331 Part Five Market Risk Management 355 Chapter 15 Advanced Risk Models: Univariate 357 Chapter 16 Advanced Risk Models: Multivariate 375 Chapter 17 Managing Volatility Risk 405 Chapter 18 Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk 427 Part Six Credit Risk Management 449 Chapter 19 Introduction to Credit Risk 451 Chapter 20 Measuring Actuarial Default Risk 471 Chapter 21 Measuring Default Risk from Market Prices 501 Chapter 22 Credit Exposure 523 Chapter 23 Credit Derivatives and Structured Products 555 Chapter 24 Managing Credit Risk 587 Part Seven Operational and Integrated Risk Management 611 Chapter 25 Operational Risk 613 Chapter 26 Liquidity Risk 639 Chapter 27 Firmwide Risk Management 657 Chapter 28 The Basel Accord 685 Part Eight Investment Risk Management 725 Chapter 29 Portfolio Risk Management 727 Chapter 30 Hedge Fund Risk Management 749 Index 779
PHILIPPE JORION is Professor of Finance at the School of Business at the University of California at Irvine. He was also a professor at Columbia, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and the University of British Columbia. He holds an MBA and a PhD from the University of Chicago and a degree in engineering from the University of Brussels. Dr. Jorion has authored more than a hundred publications—directed towards academics and practitioners—on the topic of risk management and international finance. His work has received several prizes for research. Dr. Jorion has written the first five editions of Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley), as well as Financial Risk Management: Domestic and International Dimensions; Big Bets Gone Bad: Derivatives and Bankruptcy in Orange County; and Value at Risk: The New Benchmark for Managing Financial Risk. He is also a Managing Director in the Risk Management Group at Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), a global fund of hedge funds.
