Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Google eBook)

Philippe Jorion, GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)

John Wiley & Sons, Jun 8, 2009 - Business & Economics - 736 pages

The essential reference for financial risk management

Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, the Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the core text for risk management training programs worldwide. Presented in a clear and consistent fashion, this completely updated Fifth Edition-which comes with an interactive CD-ROM containing hundreds of multiple-choice questions from previous FRM exams-is one of the best ways to prepare for the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) exam.

Financial Risk Manager Handbook, Fifth Edition supports candidates studying for the Global Association of Risk Professional's (GARP) annual FRM exam and prepares you to assess and control risk in today's rapidly changing financial world. Authored by renowned risk management expert Philippe Jorion-with the full support of GARP-this definitive guide summarizes the core body of knowledge for financial risk managers.

• Offers valuable insights on managing market, credit, operational, and liquidity risk
• Examines the importance of structured products, futures, options, and other derivative instruments
• Identifies regulatory and legal issues
• Addresses investment management and hedge fund risk

Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the most comprehensive guide on this subject, and will help you stay current on best practices in this evolving field. The FRM Handbook is the official reference book for GARP's FRM® certification program.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

What people are saying

Review: Financial Risk Manager Handbook

User Review  - Clare - Goodreads

Unfortunately riddled with errors and incomplete - there are large gaps. In the absence of an alternative text, however, Mr Jorion will continue to cash in on this book.

Review: Financial Risk Manager Handbook

User Review - Goodreads

this is for the FRM certification (GARP) . actually is not that exciting but covers lots of stuff and has example problems to help you learn, which are actually not that common in financial books

Contents

• Part Two Capital Markets: 109
• Part Three Market Risk Management: 245
• Part Four Investment Risk Management: 381
• Part Five Credit Risk Management: 429
• Part Six Legal Operational and Integrated Risk Management: 585
• Part Seven Regulation and Compliance: 655
• About the CDROM: 715
• Index: 717

About the author

Philippe Jorion is Professor of Finance at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California at Irvine. He has also taught at Columbia, Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and the University of British Columbia. He holds an MBA and a PhD from the University of Chicago and a degree in engineering from the University of Brussels. Dr. Jorion has authored more than ninety publications—directed towards academics and practitioners-on the topic of risk management and international finance. He is on the editorial board of a number of financial journals and was editor of the Journal of Risk. His work has received several prizes for research. Dr. Jorion has written the first four editions of Financial Risk Manager Handbook (Wiley), as well as Financial Risk Management: Domestic and International Dimensions; Big Bets Gone Bad: Derivatives and Bankruptcy in Orange County; and Value at Risk: The New Benchmark for Managing Financial Risk. He is also a managing director at Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), a global fund of hedge funds.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Financial Risk Manager Handbook; Volume 406 of Wiley Finance
• Authors: Philippe Jorion, GARP (Global Association of Risk Professionals)
• Edition: 5
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009
• ISBN: 0470521996, 9780470521991
• Length: 736 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Finance