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Book SynopsisAnti–Money Laundering in a Nutshell is a concise, accessible, and practical guide to compliance with anti–money laundering law for financial professionals, corporate investigators, business managers, and all personnel of financial institutions who are required, under penalty of hefty fines, to get anti–money laundering training. This new edition of Anti-Money Laundering will update the topics discussed, and introduce the changes and updates including information on the AMLA Act of 2020, new EU standards and directives, anti-money laundering on digital currencies and more.Money laundering is endemic. As much as 5 percent of global GDP ($3.6 trillion) is laundered by criminals each year. It’s no wonder that every financial institution in the United States—including banks, credit card companies, insurers, securities brokerages, private funds, and money service businesses—must comply with complex examination, training, and reporting requirements mandated by a welter of federal anti–money laundering (AML) laws. Ignorance of crime is no excuse before the law. Financial institutions and businesses that unknowingly serve as conduits for money laundering are no less liable to prosecution and fines than those that condone or abet it.In Anti–Money Laundering in a Nutshell: Awareness and Compliance for Financial Personnel and Business Managers, Kevin Sullivan draws on a distinguished career as an AML agent and consultant to teach personnel in financial institutions what money laundering is, who does it, how they do it, how to prevent it, how to detect it, and how to report it in compliance with federal law. He traces the dynamic interplay among employees, regulatory examiners, compliance officers, fraud and forensic accountants and technologists, criminal investigators, and prosecutors in following up on reports, catching launderers, and protecting the integrity and reputations of financial institutions and businesses. In particular, corporate investigators will gain rich insights winnowed from the author's experiences as a New York State and federal investigator.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Data Science for Business and Decision Making brings together the key topics required as the foundation for understanding and applying analytics for decision making. The authors have carefully selected the topics, and each one is clearly explained, described, and reinforced with a diverse set of exercises." --Rahul Saxena, Cobot Systems "Data Science for Business and Decision Making provides a thorough essay about statistical methods which are commonly used in business without requiring a strong mathematical background. The presentation is rigorous and accessible thanks to a large number of examples that are developed step-by-step. The illustrations feature various software and the proposed exercises are particularly helpful for students and practitioners." --Francesco Bartolucci, University of PerugiaTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations of Business Data Analysis 1. Introduction to Data Analysis and Decision Making 2. Type of Variables and Mensuration Scales Part 2: Descriptive Statistics 3. Univariate Descriptive Statistics 4. Bivariate Descriptive Statistics Part 3: Probabilistic Statistics 5. Introduction of Probability 6. Random Variables and Probability Distributions Part 4: Statistical Inference 7. Sampling 8. Estimation 9. Hypothesis Tests 10. Non-parametric Tests Part 5: Multivariate Exploratory Data Analysis 11. Cluster Analysis 12. Principal Components Analysis and Factorial Analysis Part 6: Generalized Linear Models 13. Simple and Multiple Regression Models 14. Binary and Multinomial Logistics Regression Models 15. Regression Models for Count Data: Poisson and Negative Binomial Part 7: Optimization Models and Simulation 16. Introduction to Optimization Models: Business Problems Formulations and Modeling 17. Solution of Linear Programming Problems 18. Network Programming 19. Integer Programming 20. Simulation and Risk Analysis Part 8: Other Topics 21. Design and Experimental Analysis 22. Statistical Process Control 23. Data Mining and Multilevel Modeling

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Book SynopsisGEORGE CALLAGHAN Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, UK.IAN FRIBBANCE Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, UK.MARTIN HIGGINSON Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, UK.Trade Review'The text will definitely appeal to students. It is very well written and very engaging.' - Chris Veld, Professor of Finance, University of Glasgow 'It has a good mix of academic and practical in an important new field. Content and style both work very well. It doesn't really have any competition.' - Karen Rowlingson, Professor of Personal Finance, University of Birmingham 'Covers most of the ground one would expect (bar international perspectives), reasonably priced and arguably has an opportunity to dominate this field as there is currently a lack of competition in the way of compendium texts dedicated to personal finance.' - Chris Deeming, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol 'This is the best book on the market just now and is the one most likely to engage not only undergraduates, but well educated members of the general public who need to become financially literate.' - James Mallon, Lecturer in Financial Services, Edinburgh Napier UniversityTable of ContentsContributors Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Setting the Context; A.Shipman Income; G.Callaghan Expenditure and Budgeting; M.Higginson Debt; M.Upton Savings and Investments; J.Lowe & J.Rutterford Housing and the Financial Balance Sheet; G.Callaghan & I.Fribbance Pensions; J.Lowe Sharing and Caring; S.Himmelweit Insurance and Life Events; I.Fribbance Personal Finance: the Changing Context; G.Callaghan & M.Higginson Glossary Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: The International Monetary Environment 1. The Foreign Exchange Market 2. International Monetary Arrangements 3. The Balance of Payments Part II: International Parity Conditions 4. Forward-Looking Market Instruments 5. Eurocurrency Markets and the LIBOR 6. Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, and Interest Parity 7. Prices, Exchange Rates, and Purchasing Power Parity Part III: Risk and International Capital Flows 8. Foreign Exchange Risk and Forecasting 9. Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 10. International Investment 11. International Lending and Crises Part IV: Modeling the Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments 12. Determinants of the Balance of Trade 13. The IS-LM-BP Approach 14. The Monetary Approach 15. Extensions and Challenges to the Monetary Approach

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Book SynopsisA timely, counterintuitive defense of Wall Street and the big banks as the invisible—albeit flawed—engines that power our ideas, and should be made to work better for all of us Maybe you think the banks should be broken up and the bankers should be held accountable for the financial crisis in 2008. Maybe you hate the greed of Wall Street but know that it’s important to the proper functioning of the world economy. Maybe you don’t really understand Wall Street, and phrases such as “credit default swap” make your eyes glaze over. Maybe you are utterly confused by the fact that after attacking Wall Street mercilessly during his campaign, Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Wall Street veterans. But if you like your smart phone or your widescreen TV, your car or your morning bacon, your pension or your 401(k), then—whether you know it or not—you are a fan of Wall Street. William D. Cohan is no knee-jerk advocate for

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Book SynopsisCan the contemporary Islamic finance movement be shown to meet the requirements of modern commerce? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America the UN Security Council passed a resolution targeting transnational sources of terrorist funds. The United States and the International Monetary Fund are encouraging the governments of the Middle East to adopt policies of economic liberalism and a new type of capitalism, based on Islamic values and beliefs, is emerging.The aims of the book are:* to explore the political implications of the slow but steady accumulation of Islamic capital* to analyse the connections between Islamic finance and Islamic political movements in Middle Eastern and North African countries* to show that the commonly-perceived connection between Islamic finance and money laundering and terrorism is by no means the complete picture.Readers will learn to appreciate the various political contexts in which Islamic finance operates in the Middle East and North Africa and will acquireTrade ReviewDivided between a number of balanced thematic essays and a series of sound case studies, examining the experiences of Islamic banking in countries such as Sudan, Turkey, Kuwait and Egypt. Valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand Islamic banking and its formal and informal societal and political relationships. This timely book demonstrates how in-depth academic scholarship can make a signal contribution to a major topical issue of public policy. -- Robert Springborg London Middle East Institute -- They are the leading experts on the political economy of Islamic banking, and the book will attract the interest of all who wish to understand this phenomenon. Divided between a number of balanced thematic essays and a series of sound case studies, examining the experiences of Islamic banking in countries such as Sudan, Turkey, Kuwait and Egypt. Valuable reading for anyone who wants to understand Islamic banking and its formal and informal societal and political relationships. This timely book demonstrates how in-depth academic scholarship can make a signal contribution to a major topical issue of public policy. London Middle East InstituteTable of ContentsTable of Contents; Introduction; Clement Henry and Rodney Wilson; Part I - Thematic Essays; 1. Islamic Banks: The Rise of A New Power Alliance of Wealth and Shari'ah Scholarship; Monzer Kahf (formerly Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia); 2. Global Politics, Islamic Finance and Islamist Politics Before and After September 11, 2001; Ibrahim Warde (Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Harvard); 3. The Murabaha Syndrome in Islamic Finance: Laws, Institutions and Politics; Tarik Yousef (Centre for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University); 4. Marketing Commodities Does Not Happen on Commodity Markets: The Egyptian Bursat al-'Uqud and Oil Futures Markets; Ellis Goldberg (Department of Political Science, University of Washington); 5. Financial Performances of Islamic versus Conventional Banks; Clement Henry (Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin); 6. Capital Flight through Islamic Managed Funds; Rodney Wilson (Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham); Part II - Case Studies; 7. Interest Politics: Islamic Finance in the Sudan 1977-2001; Endre Stiansen (Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo); 8. The Kuwait Finance House and the Islamization of Public Life in Kuwait; Kristin Smith (Department of Government, Harvard); 9. Jordan: A Case Study of the Relationship between Islamic Finance and Islamist Politics; Mohammed Malley (Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin); 10. The Political Economy of Islamic Finance in Turkey: The Role of Fethullah Gulen and Asya Finans; Filiz Baskan (Faculty of Communications, Baskent University, Turkey); 11. Aiyyu Bank Islami? The Marginalization of Tunisia's BEST Bank; Robert Parks (Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin); 12. The Rise and Decline of the Islamic Banking Model in Egypt; Samir Soliman (Department of Social and Political Science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland); Conclusion; Clement Henry and Rodney Wilson.

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Book SynopsisDebt finance involving interest payments - the standard method in the global economy - goes against Qur''anic teaching and Shariah law. Wealth creation is therefore one of the greatest challenges facing Muslims and the Islamic world.This book explores the longer term issues of Islamic capital accumulation and its contribution to the development of Muslim societies in the East and West. Although many of these societies remain poor, it is shown that there is much positive experience to learn from - especially that wealth creation is most successful when the institutions created to harness and deploy funds share the values of the societies they serve. It can be seen that adherence to religious values brings social development, and that moral financing makes good business sense.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Munnawar Iqbal and Rodney Wilson; (Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah and University of Durham); Part 1: Whither Islamic banking?; 1. Islamic banking at the crossroads: theory versus practice; Zubair Hasan; (International Islamic University, Malaysia); 2. Islamic banking modes of finance: proposals for further evolution; Abdel-Rahman Yousri Ahmad; (University of Alexandria); Part 2: Islamic retail banking experiences; 3. Wealth mobilisation by Islamic banks: the Malaysian case; Sudin Haron and Badrul Hisham Kamaruddin; (Universiti Utara Malaysia); 4. Managing and measuring customer service quality in Islamic banks: a study of the Kuwait Finance House; Abdulqawi Radman Mohammed Othman and H. Lynn Owen; (Tadhamon Islamic Bank, Yemen and University of Wales, Lampeter); 5. The lending policies of Islamic banks in Iran; Nezamaddin Makiyan; (Yazd University, Iran); Part 3: Measuring Islamic banking efficiency; 6. Efficiency in Arab banking; Idries Al-Jarrah and Philip Molyneux; (University of Wales, Bangor); 7. Determinants of Islamic banking profitability; M. Kabir Hassan and Abdel-Hameed Bashir; (University of New Orleans and Gambling State University); 8. Allocative and technical efficiency in Sudanese Islamic banks: an empirical investigation; Abd Elrhman Elzahi Saaid; (International Islamic University, Malaysia); Part 4: Islamic Mortgages, Insurance and Risk Management; 9. Islamic mortgages in the United Kingdom; Humayon Dar; (University of Loughborough); 10. Wealth creation through takaful (Islamic insurance); Mervyn Lewis; (University of South Australia); 11. Towards an optimal risk management tool for profit sharing finance; Seif I. Tag El-Din; (Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester); Part 5: Equity finance and venture capital; 12. Stock market operation and equity price determination in an economy with an interest free banking system: the case of Iran; Karim Eslamloueyan; (Shiraz University, Iran); 13. The demand for musharakah in urban Egypt by small business as a test of the pecking order hypothesis; Mohamed Nasr; (Advanced Management Institute, Cairo); 14. Islamic finance and venture capital: a practical approach; Saqib Rashid; (Cairo University Fulbright Scholar).

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Book SynopsisA second edition of Islamic Finance in the Global Economy, substantially revised and updated to take into account the recent developments in the field.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; A Note on Transliteration and Dates; Abbreviations; Introduction: Islamic Finance in the Global Economy; 1 Islamic Finance in Theory and Practice; 2 Islam, Economics and Finance; 3 Riba, Gharar, and the Moral Economy of Islam in Historical and Comparative Perspective; 4 The Evolution of Modern Islamic Finance; 5 Islamic Finance and the Global Political Economy; 6 Country Differences; 7 Financial Products and Instruments; 8 Strategic, Managerial and Cultural Issues; 9 Economic Issues: Islamic Finance and Development; 10 Regulatory Issues and Challenges: Global Norms and Religious Constraints; 11 Islamic Finance and Politics: Guilt by Association; 12 Religious Issues and Challenges: Defining Islam and Interpreting the Shariah; Glossary; Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Iran, where all banking is Shari''ah compliant, to Malaysia and the gulf, where Islamic financial institutions compete with conventional banks, Rodney Wilson examines how Islamic financial institutions are licensed and governed by common and civil law. Covering Islamic banks, takaful operators, fund management and Shari''ah-compliant securities, it examines how their assets and liabilities differ from their conventional counterparts and what the implications are for risk management.

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth and insightful study of Shari''ah governance from a theoretical and practical perspectivesTopics covered* The theory behind corporate and Shari''ah governance* The regulatory framework for Shari''ah governance* Shari''ah governance approaches* The Shari''ah Board''s role and how it retains its independence, transparency and competence* The operational procedures of Shari''ah governance* The effectiveness of the Shari''ah Board and how it could be improvedShari''ah governance has a profound influence on the day-to-day practice of Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs). Each jurisdiction has adopted a different approach to developing a governance framework. This book reviews these pluralistic approaches and identifies best practice. With examples, case studies and practical discussions based on IFIs in:* Malaysia* Bahrain* UAE* Qatar* Kuwait * Saudi Arabia* The UK

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Book SynopsisProvides you with an essential platform for effective income investing by giving explanations of the concepts of interest rates, inflation and yield. This title also provides ideas on how to set-up and manage a portfolio along with example model portfolios for different risk appetites and age groups.

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Book SynopsisGetting to financial independence can seem like an impossible journey. What path should you take? How do you get started? What about bumps in the road? The good news is there are proven routes to freedom and wealth?and they''re nearer and simpler than you think.To help you make your own way to true and lasting financial independence, acclaimed personal finance writer Jonathan Clements has brought together the inspiring financial life stories of 30 people, all told in their own words.Learn from the triumphs and disasters, the challenges and reflections of a wide range of real men and women just like you?and the surprising but repeatable ways they achieved financial freedom. From a chemical plant worker to an Army lawyer, a unitarian minister to a high-school teacher, a software engineer to a retired mutual fund manager?all have timeless wisdom and inspiration you can put into action right now, bringing you one step closer to your own financial freedom.?My Money Journey is a must read for people?of any age or experience?who want to be better at managing their financial lives. It is chock full of real-world stories of financial and investing success, and challenge, from people ?just like us.? There?s no better way to learn. Those stories, and the summary lessons from each contributor, provide a great road map for readers as they chart their own course to financial well-being.?Jack BrennanAuthor of More Straight Talk on Investing and the former CEO and Chairman of Vanguard Group?I loved every bit of this wise book. Its financial success stories don?t owe to towering salaries or complicated investment strategies. Instead, the contributors chalk up their financial freedom and peace of mind to more relatable factors: healthy savings habits, common sense, and a dash of good luck. I saw a bit of my own story reflected in its pages, and it?s a good bet that you will, too.?Christine BenzMorningstar?s director of personal finance?A real-life look at how messy, complex?but ultimately rewarding?a personal relationship with money can be.?Morgan HouselBestselling author of The Psychology of Money?Any book can talk about the blocking and tackling involved in personal finance. What I love here are the stories of the stops and starts, the successes and the oops through the decades of a personal journey. No one?s life is a predictable straight line. It is how we navigate the unexpected that gives us the foundations for financial independence and security.?Clark HowardRenowned consumer advocate and founder of Clark.comThese 30 deeply personal essays on achieving financial goals are inspiring and instructive. Great reading for all who want to achieve lifetime financial security.Consuelo MackAnchor and Managing Editor, Consuelo Mack WealthTrack?Embedded in the unique and delightful financial life stories of 30 individuals are the most important lessons investors must learn. Financial security requires disciplined,regular saving and investing, minimizing costs (as through indexing) and taxes (as through Roth IRAs), and avoiding common blunders. Perhaps even more important than financial health, loving your work and having a genuine interest in others leads to a fulfilling life.?Burton G. MalkielAuthor of A Random Walk Down Wall Street (50th anniversary edition)

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Book SynopsisA small but powerful book that makes understanding business finance a breeze.

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Book SynopsisRichard Pike is Emeritus Professor of Finance at the School of Management, University of Bradford. Bill Neale has lectured and researched at several UK Universities and is now freelancing. Saeed Akbar is a Professor in Accounting and Finance at the Hull University Business School, University of Hull. Philip Linsley is a Professor in Accounting and Finance at the University of York.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION The Corporation and Financial Markets Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis Financial Decision Making and the Law of One Price PART II: TIME, MONEY, AND INTEREST RATES The Time Value of Money Interest Rates Valuing Bonds PART III: VALUING PROJECTS AND FIRMS Investment Decision Rules Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting Valuing Stocks PART IV: RISK AND RETURN Capital Markets and the Pricing of Risk Optimal Portfolio Choice and the Capital Asset Pricing Model Estimating the Cost of Capital Investor Behavior and Capital Market Efficiency PART V: CAPITAL STRUCTURE Capital Structure in a Perfect Market Debt and Taxes Financial Distress, Managerial Incentives, and Information Payout Policy PART VI: ADVANCED VALUATION Capital Budgeting and Valuation with Leverage Valuation and Financial Modeling: A Case Study PART VII: OPTIONS Financial Options Option Valuation Real Options PART VIII: LONG-TERM FINANCING Raising Equity Capital Debt Financing Leasing PART IX: SHORT-TERM FINANCING Working Capital Management Short-Term Financial Planning PART X: SPECIAL TOPICS Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Governance Risk Management International Corporate Finance

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Book SynopsisTracie L. Miller-Nobles, CPA, received herbachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Texas A&M University andis currently pursuing her PhD in adult learning also at Texas A&MUniversity. She is an Associate Professor at Austin Community College, Austin,TX. Previously she served as a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University, SanMarcos, TX, and has served as department chair of the Accounting, Business,Computer Information Systems, and Marketing/Management department at AimsCommunity College, Greeley, CO. In addition, Miller-Nobles has taught as anadjunct professor at University of Texas and has public accounting experiencewith Deloitte Tax LLP and Sample & Bailey, CPAs. Miller-Nobles is arecipient of the Texas Society of CPAs Rising Star Award, TSCPAs OutstandingAccounting Educator Award, NISOD Teaching Excellence Award and the AimsCommunity College Excellence in Teaching Award. She is a member of the Teachersof Accounting at Two Year Colleges, the Am

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, CPA, is an associate professor at Austin Community College. She has teaching experience at both community college and university levels. Professor Miller-Nobles received her master's degree in Accounting and her doctoral degree in Adult Education from the Texas A&M University. Her research interest includes financial literacy education, adult learning theories, and online learning. She has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP. Professor Miller-Nobles is on the Board of Directors for the American Accounting Association (AAA) as Director-Focusing on Members. She has served in leadership roles for the AAA's Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum section and the Two Year College section. She was a member of the Pathway's Commission on Accounting Higher Education. and is on the Board of Directors for Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges (TACTYC) as Secretary/Webmaster. She is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Consumer Financial Education Advocates committee. At the state level, she serves on the Relations with Educational Institutes for the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA). Professor Miller-Nobles has received several teaching and professional awards including the AAA J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook Prize, TXCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator, TXCPA Rising Star, and the TXCPA Austin Chapter CPA of the Year. In her spare time, Tracie enjoys spending time with her husband, Kevin, kids, Caleb, Josh, and Meggie, her parents, Kipp and Sylvia, and sister, Michelle. She believes that camping and hiking is restorative and calming and that life was meant for good friends and great adventures. Tracie has been mentored by many wonderful colleagues and inspired by her students. Brenda L. Mattison, CMA, has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in accounting, both from Clemson University. She is currently an Accounting Instructor at Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) in Pendleton, South Carolina. She previously served as Accounting Program Coordinator at TCTC and has prior experience teaching accounting at Robeson Community College, Lumberton, North Carolina, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg,and Rasmussen Business College, Eagan, Minnesota. She also has accounting work experience in retail and manufacturing businesses and is a Certified Management Accountant. Brenda is a member of the American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, South Carolina Technical Education Association, and Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Vice President of Conference Administration of Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges. Brenda previously served as Faculty Fellow at Tri-County Technical College. She has presented at state, regional, and national conferences on topics including active learning, course development, and student engagement. In her spare time, Brenda enjoys reading and spending time with her family. She is also an active volunteer in the community, serving her church and other organizations.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing international contributors from both industry and academia, Numerical Methods for Finance explores new and relevant numerical methods for the solution of practical problems in finance. It is one of the few books entirely devoted to numerical methods as applied to the financial field.Presenting state-of-the-art methods in this area, the book first discusses the coherent risk measures theory and how it applies to practical risk management. It then proposes a new method for pricing high-dimensional American options, followed by a description of the negative inter-risk diversification effects between credit and market risk. After evaluating counterparty risk for interest rate payoffs, the text considers strategies and issues concerning defined contribution pension plans and participating life insurance contracts. It also develops a computationally efficient swaption pricing technology, extracts the underlying asset price distribution implied by option prices, and proposes a hybrid GARCH model as well as a new affine point process framework. In addition, the book examines performance-dependent options, variance reduction, Value at Risk (VaR), the differential evolution optimizer, and put-call-futures parity arbitrage opportunities.Sponsored by DEPFA Bank, IDA Ireland, and Pioneer Investments, this concise and well-illustrated book equips practitioners with the necessary information to make important financial decisions.Table of ContentsCoherent Measures of Risk into Everyday Market Practice. Pricing High-Dimensional American Options Using Local Consistency Conditions. Adverse Inter-Risk Diversification Effects for FX Forwards. Counterparty Risk under Correlation between Default and Interest Rates. Optimal Dynamic Asset Allocation for Defined Contribution Pension Plans. On High-Performance Software Development for the Numerical Simulation of Life Insurance Policies. An Efficient Numerical Method for Pricing Interest Rate Swaptions. Empirical Testing of Local Cross Entropy as a Method for Recovering Asset's Risk-Neutral PDF from Option Prices. Using Intraday Data to Forecast Daily Volatility: A Hybrid Approach. Pricing Credit from the Top Down with Affine Point Processes. Valuation of Performance-Dependent Options in a Black-Scholes Framework. Variance Reduction through Multilevel Monte Carlo Path Calculations. Value at Risk and Self-Similarity. Parameter Uncertainty in Kalman Filter Estimation of the CIR Term Structure Model. EDDIE for Discovering Arbitrage Opportunities. Index.

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Book SynopsisAfter decades covering war and disaster, bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet: business, investment, finance and the political chicanery behind them.Want to get rich overnight for free in 3 easy steps with no risk? Then don't buy this book. (Actually, if you believe there's a book that can do that, you shouldn't buy any books because you probably can't read.) P.J.'s approach to business, investment and finance is different. He takes the risks for you in his chapter 'How I Learned Economics by Watching People Try to Kill Each Other.' He proposes 'A Way to Raise Taxes That We'll All Love' - a 200% tax on celebrities. He offers a brief history of economic transitions before exploring the world of high-tech innovation with a chapter on 'Unnovations,' which asks, 'The Internet - whose idea was it to put all the idiots on earth in touch with each other?' He pokes fun at bitcoin, and closes with a fanciful short story about the morning that he wakes up and finds that all the world's goods and services are free! This is P.J. at his finest, a book not to be missed.Trade ReviewHe hasn't lost his gift for the brutally effective one-liner. * Guardian *O'Rourke is never less than pleasurable company. * The Times *Whether you agree with him or not, P.J. writes a helluva piece. * Richard Nixon *

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