{"product_id":"9780071625159","title":"The VaR Modeling Handbook: Practical Applications in Alternative Investing, Banking, Insurance, and Portfolio Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gregoriou, Greg N.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eValue-at-Risk (VaR) is a powerful toolfor assessing market risk in real time—a critical insight when making trading andhedging decisions. \u003ci\u003eThe VaR Modeling Handbook\u003c\/i\u003eis the most complete, up-to-date reference onthe subject for today’s savvy investors, traders,portfolio managers, and other asset and riskmanagers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike market risk metrics such as the Greeks,or beta, which are applicable to only certainasset categories and sources of market risk,VaR is applicable to all liquid assets, makingit a reliable indicator of total market risk. Forthis reason, among many others, VaR has becomethe dominant method for estimatingprecisely how much money is at risk each dayin the financial markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe VaR Modeling Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundvolume that delivers practical informationon measuring and modeling risk specificallyfocused on alternative investments, banking,and the insurance sector. The perfect primerto \u003ci\u003eThe VaR Implementation Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw-Hill), this foundational resource features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe experience of 40 internationallyrecognized experts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful perspectives from a widerange of practitioners, researchers,and academics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage on applying VaR to hedgefund strategies, microcredit loanportfolios, and economic capitalmanagement approaches for insurancecompanies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach illuminating chapter in \u003ci\u003eThe VaR ModelingHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents a specific topic, completewith an abstract and conclusion for quick reference, as well as numerous illustrations thatexemplify covered material. Practitioners cangain in-depth, cornerstone knowledge of VaRby reading the handbook cover to cover ortake advantage of its user-friendly format byusing it as a go-to resource in the real world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinancial success in the markets requires confidentdecision making, and \u003ci\u003eThe VaR ModelingHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the knowledge you needto use this state-of-the-art modeling methodto successfully manage financial risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780071625159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge Group:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 727.1 gr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McGraw Hill","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43845741052142,"sku":"9780071625159","price":157.97,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/products\/9780071625159_233999b4-19ba-410c-86b8-20f786eac02e.jpg?v=1671234427","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/9780071625159","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}