Financial Risk Management, 2e + Website – A Practitioner's Guide to Managing Market and Credit Risk

A top risk management practitioner addresses the essential aspects of modern financial risk management

In the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website, market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management.

Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting.
* Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner
* Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit risk
* Provides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedging
* Companion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book

Focusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Websiteis the definitive source for managing market and credit risk.

Financial risk management as a field of study and practice continues to evolve rapidly. Despite the long list of books written about this subject, most focus on statistical risk measurement techniques. Allen offers something different: an insider's view of financial risk management, as was practiced by a market risk expert at one of the world's leading financial institutions, J.P. Morgan Chase. Allen explores real world issues such as model validation, risk measurement methodologies, valuation methodologies, and determination of reserves and measurement of counterparty credit risk for all derivative products globally. He does so with the expertise of a practitioner who was a key architect of Chase's value-at-risk and stress-testing systems. What makes Allen's exploration of the field of risk management so engaging is his ability to explore a full range of financial risk management topics with the communication skills of an academic instructor and the hands-on experience of a market practitioner.  

A top risk management practitioner addresses the essential aspects of modern financial risk management In the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Website, market risk expert Steve Allen offers an insider's view of this discipline and covers the strategies, principles, and measurement techniques necessary to manage and measure financial risk. Fully revised to reflect today's dynamic environment and the lessons to be learned from the 2008 global financial crisis, this reliable resource provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of risk management. Allen explores real-world issues such as proper mark-to-market valuation of trading positions and determination of needed reserves against valuation uncertainty, the structuring of limits to control risk taking, and a review of mathematical models and how they can contribute to risk control. Along the way, he shares valuable lessons that will help to develop an intuitive feel for market risk measurement and reporting. Presents key insights on how risks can be isolated, quantified, and managed from a top risk management practitioner Offers up-to-date examples of managing market and credit risk Provides an overview and comparison of the various derivative instruments and their use in risk hedging Companion Website contains supplementary materials that allow you to continue to learn in a hands-on fashion long after closing the book Focusing on the management of those risks that can be successfully quantified, the Second Edition of Financial Risk Management + Websiteis the definitive source for managing market and credit risk.