GARP's Fundamentals of Energy Risk Management introduces investors to the basic components and some of the basic terminology used in the energy industry. It covers the commodity cycle, energy use and sources, and various risk types, various energy products and the markets where energy is traded. It also introduces certain risk management fundamentals and real option thinking. The book is GARP's required text used by risk professionals looking to obtain their Certificate in Energy Risk Management.

· Worked examples illustrating key points· Explanation of complex or obscure terms· Full glossary of termsThe titles in this series, all previously published by BPP Training, are now available in entirely updated and reformatted editions. Each offers an international perspective on a particular aspect of risk management.Topics covered by this title include FRA rates, using FRAs ,what are futures? Short term interest-rate futures and bond futures, market trading, clearing, and settlement and closing positions.

Contemporary law and government are increasingly characterized by a focus on risk. Fields such as health, psychiatry, criminal justice, vehicle safety, urban design and environmental governance all provide examples of settings in which problems are dealt with as risks. While risk has become more prominent, there have also been changes in the nature of risk techniques deployed. Whereas welfare states provided many services through socialized risk - such as social insurances covering health, employment and old age - increasing emphasis is now pla…

The book considers when governments should give guarantees to private investors. After describing the history of guarantees, and the challenges the politics and psychology create for good decisions, the book sets out a principles for allocating risk (and therefore guarantees), techniques for valuing guarantees, and rules to encourage good decisions.

Hedge Fund Risk Fundamentals is the first book to bring these issues to the forefront. With clarity, concision, and minimal math, Richard Horwitz lays out the key components and the cutting-edge processes in the field of hedge fund risk management today. Against that backdrop he presents a groundbreaking utility destined to set the standard for transparency and risk management within the hedge fund universe.

"Hedge Fund Technology" provides hedge funds' managers with all global systemic and technologic solutions to resolve insufficient infrastructures, and risk management in the fund industry. The book informs of industry trends and provides solutions for: front end trading and pricing analytics, commodities' front end trading solutions, back and middle office systems such as accounting, funds' transfer, nostro reconciliation, settlement, confirmation, documentation, fees, commissions, expenses and soft dollars, treasury and finance solutions, and,…

This work evaluates four key topics from a critical perspective: benchmarking and performance measurement; risk management; portfolio management; and asset allocation. Written by leading finance academics, industry commentators and practitioners. The independence of their views and the academic-professional balance reflects an intellectual maturity and confidence which is essential in maintaining a healthy industry. The reader's ability to generate alpha and structure genuinely innovative products will be paramount to the growth of their busine…

Books on complex hedging instruments are often more confusing than the instruments themselves. "Hedging Instruments and Risk Management" brings clarity to the topic, giving money managers the straightforward knowledge they need to employ hedging tools and techniques in four key markets - equity, currency, fixed income, and mortgage. Using real-world data and examples, this high-level book shows practitioners how to develop a common set of mathematical and statistical tools for hedging in various markets and then outlines several hedging strateg…

A collection of some of the most influential papers published in 'The Journal of Risk', selected and introduced by editor-in-chief Philippe Jorion. Presents a leading body of knowledge in quantitative methods to measure the financial risks of complex portfolios.

There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication contains recent theoretical contributions to the economics of insurance and presents empirical tests and applications of the theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk management decisions, and the theoretical underpinnings for why corporations with well-diversified shareholders would reduce risk. This two-volume set will be an essential resource to everyon…