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An Introduction to Value-at-Risk (Repost)

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An Introduction to Value-at-Risk (Repost)

Moorad Choudhry, Ketul Tanna, "An Introduction to Value-at-Risk"
English | ISBN: 0470017570 | 2006 | PDF | 192 pages | 3,3 mb

he value-at-risk measurement methodology is a widely-used tool in financial market risk management. The fourth edition of Professor Moorad Choudhry's benchmark reference text An Introduction to Value-at-Risk offers an accessible and reader-friendly look at the concept of VaR and its different estimation methods, and is aimed specifically at newcomers to the market or those unfamiliar with modern risk management practices. The author capitalises on his experience in the financial markets to present this concise yet in-depth coverage of VaR, set in the context of risk management as a whole.

Topics covered include:

Defining value-at-risk
Variance-covariance methodology
Monte Carlo simulation
Portfolio VaR
Credit risk and credit VaR

Topics are illustrated with Bloomberg screens, worked examples, exercises and case studies. Related issues such as statistics, volatility and correlation are also introduced as necessary background for students and practitioners. This is essential reading for all those who require an introduction to financial market risk management and value-at-risk.

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