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Value at Risk, 3rd Ed.

Value at Risk, 3rd Ed.

The New Benchmark for Managing Financial Risk

by Philippe Jorion
Hardback
Publication Date: 16/11/2006

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Since its original publication, Value at Risk has become the industry standard in risk management. Now in its Third Edition, this international bestseller addresses the fundamental changes in the field that have occurred across the globe in recent years. Philippe Jorion provides the most current information needed to understand and implement VAR-as well as manage newer dimensions of financial risk. Featured updates include:

An increased emphasis on operational risk Using VAR for integrated risk management and to measure economic capitalApplications of VAR to risk budgeting in investment managementDiscussion of new risk-management techniques, including extreme value theory, principal components, and copulasExtensive coverage of the recently finalized Basel II capital adequacy rules for commercial banks, integrated throughout the book
A major new feature of the Third Edition is the addition of short questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, making it even easier to check progress. Detailed answers are posted on the companion web site www.pjorion.com/var/. The web site contains other materials, including additional questions that course instructors can assign to their students.

Jorion leaves no stone unturned, addressing the building blocks of VAR from computing and backtesting models to forecasting risk and correlations. He outlines the use of VAR to measure and control risk for trading, for investment management, and for enterprise-wide risk management. He also points out key pitfalls to watch out for in risk-management systems.

The value-at-risk approach continues to improve worldwide standards for managing numerous types of risk. Now more than ever, professionals can depend on Value at Risk for comprehensive, authoritative counsel on VAR, its application, and its results-and to keep ahead of the curve.
ISBN:
9780071464956
9780071464956
Category:
Budgeting & financial management
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
16-11-2006
Language:
English
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
3rd Edition
Pages:
624
Dimensions (mm):
234x168x36mm
Weight:
1kg

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