Today's most important new asset class -- credit derivatives -- has grown from $5 billion to $50 billion in just one year! The Handbook of Credit Derivatives describes every aspect of these volatile instruments, from their applications in various industries to pricing, accounting and legal questions and what the future holds. It is a clear and complete overview that will give professionals everywhere, from every industry, a complete and intuitive understanding of the credit derivatives marketplace.
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The first encyclopedic reference--for both financial managers and investors--on the exploding yet uncharted world of credit derivatives. From an operational perspective, credit derivaties--securities that permit financial managers and investors to shield themselves from the risk of issuer default--are still in their infancy. But from the perspectives of utility and value, these instruments have become a vital insurance policy in today's risk-sensitive financial environment. The Handbook of Credit Derivatives provides in-depth, expert analysis of these multi-faceted financial structures, written by the most influential figures in this still-developing field. Starting with a comprehensive overview, this encyclopedic reference goes on to explain: efficient strategies for profitably using credit derivatives as either investment or risk management tools; specific challenges and solutions in the pricing of credit derivatives, from the perspectives of both buyer and issuer; techniques to estimate the probability that a corporate credit will default; up-to-the-minute accounting and tax practices for recognizing and reporting transactions. Whether you are a professional risk manager seeking to hedge your risk exposure, or a cutting-edge investor looking for new and profitable markets, the guidance of the industry's leading experts in The Handbook of Credit Derivaties will explain every facet--and answer any quesitons you may have--on these dynamic new securities.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Outdated.....and there are better alternatives available.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Handbook of Credit Derivatives (Hardcover)
Outdated is the only word that comes to my mind when thinking about this book. It has been edited by a finance professor who is painfully slow at solving simple mathematical equations, and I had the misfortune of having him as an instructor in Advanced Investment Analysis class. I later dropped the class, after I couldn't take any more.Surprisingly, the content of the book is not so bad, except that the authors/editors/compilers have left out the analytical part, which is very essential to understanding derivative securities. Just learning about the structures of the instruments doesn't give a reader an ability to apply them to real-life situations. Since it is a handbook, it must carry all aspects of the subject so that the readers can use them in every possible way of reference. Standing alone, the book is fairly decent, and I would have given it more stars, had it not been for the better alternatives available on the market. This book, as it stands now, should be skipped. If you just want to gain the peripheral knowledge on credit derivatives, log onto the internet, and search for documents. There is tonnes of information on derivative securities and their working. In fact, you might be able to find more relevant material on the web for free than this book offers you. As an alternative, you may want to look into: *Credit Derivatives, by Janet Tavakoli.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The chapter authors are the whos-who of credit derivatives.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Handbook of Credit Derivatives (Hardcover)
Commercial bankers, investment bankers, financial lawyers, finance professors, and (at least) one accountant who were in on the creation of credit derivatives during the mid-1990s author chapters that are non-mathematical. (Well, I guess Harvard Business School Professor Sanjiv Das's credit derivatives pricing chapter is kind of mathematical.) Each chapter author is expert in the aspect of credit derivatives about which they write. Every commercial banker in the world should read up on this subject.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Beginning, But No More,
This review is from: The Handbook of Credit Derivatives (Hardcover)
This is another book in the Frank Fabozzi vein, being a compendium of articles written by practitioners in the field and loosely strung together by the editors. As a very basic introduction, it is not bad - there are discussions of the rationale for using credit derivatives, a cursory introduction to pricing and modelling, and very general discussions of issues relating to accounting, documentation, taxes, etc. The best chapter is "Credit Derivatives Pricing Dictionary," by Hardy M. Hodges, which provides definitions of some of the most important concepts and would stand quite well on its own. However, if you expect something more than generalities, you will be disappointed. There is very little by way of practical advice on structuring, modelling or other "nuts and bolt' issues. This book will teach you enough to get past the HR department, but if you want to get on the trading desk you had better look elsewhere!
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