Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering, The

Whether you are an experienced hedge fund manager or new to the world of finance, this comprehensive handbook identifies all the things you really need to know about minimising financial risk and how to put the tools into practice.

The Handbook of Financial Engineering in an introduction to the devices used in managing financial risk. It explains the theory behind each instrument and shows you how they are applied, priced and hedged All applications are illustrated with fully-worked examples

 Through its clear and informative style, this fully updated edition of the Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering:

• Explains what financial engineering is and discusses the nature of risk
• Gives you a clear overview of the cash markets
• Examines forward exchange rates, FRAs and financial futures
• Explores swaps, options and interest rates
• Tells you how to manage all types of financial risk (including currency, interest-rate, equity, commodity and credit risk)
• Includes new chapters on CDS, CDX, iTraxx and CDOs