Business genius

a more inspired approach to business growth

At last, a more inspired approach to business. "Business Genius" describes how to grow your business more effectively through intelligent strategy and imaginative leadership, radical innovation and sustained change. Combining the entrepreneurial passion of a start-up with the commercial rigour of large enterprises...this is ...

Practical portfolio performance measurement and attribution

This title provides an introduction to the subject of performance measurement aimed at performance analysts, portfolio managers and senior management within asset management firms and pension fund trustees. Focusing more on the practical use and calculation of performance returns rather than the academic background, it ...

Profitability and systematic trading

a quantitative approach to profitability, risk, and money management

In order to make the most informed decisions in today's markets, people need to use the appropriate models and careful analysis. That's why Michael Harris has created "Profitability and Systematic Trading". This book is a high-level trading resource that contains the author's ...

Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls

effective auditing with AS5, Cobitm abd Itil

Praise for "Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls: Effective Auditing with AS5, CobiT, and ITIL": 'Having managed several dozen consultants assisting numerous clients to become SOx compliant, I can say Bob Moeller truly knows his stuff. This book should be read as much as a technical reference source ...

Using trends and scenarios as tools for strategy development

shaping the future of your enterprise

Is my enterprise really prepared for future business? What can I do to become more competitive? Ulf Pillkahn's book is directed at all of those seeking answers to these questions: executives in strategic positions, business analysts, consultants, trend scouts, marketing and product managers and ...

Trading futures for dummies

Explore single-stock futures, ETFs, and alternative energy futures. Protect your assets and maximize your profits in this risky yet lucrative market. Want to take advantage of the futures market? This plain-English guide gives you the surefire strategies you need to be a successful trader, with ...

Linving in a material world

the commodity connection

At a time when the world is grappling with rising food and energy prices and climate change, "Living in a Material World" provides an insight into some of the contributing factors behind these challenges. The emergence of new consumers in China, India, Russia and the ...

Fooling some of the people all of the time

a long short story

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is the gripping chronicle of the ongoing saga between author David Einhorn#s hedg fund, Greenlight Capital, and Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. Page by page, it delves deep inside Wall Street ...

Subprime Mortgage Credit Derivatives

Mortgage credit derivatives are a risky business, especially of late. Written by an expert author team of UBS practitioners-Laurie Goodman, Shumin Li, Douglas Lucas, and Thomas Zimmerman-along with Frank Fabozzi of Yale University, Subprime Mortgage Credit Derivatives covers state- of-the-art instruments and strategies for managing ...

Wall Street's buried treasure

the low priced value investing approach to finding great stocks

Real estate finance and investment manual

Updated and revised to include ten years of new developments in real estate investment, Real Estate Finance and Investment Manual, Ninth Edition is the definitive guide to financing for all real estate investors. Understand all the financing options, learn how to choose an appropriate strategy ...

Introduction to securitization

Introduction to Securitization outlines the basics of securitization, addressing applications for this technology to mortgages, collateralized debt obligations, future flows, credit cards, and auto loans. The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic based on the experience they have gathered through years of interaction ...

Option strategies

profit-making techniques for stock, Stock Index, and commodity options

Updated and revised to include a decade of growth in the scope and complexity of options, Options Strategies: Profit-Making Techniques for Stock, Stock Index, and Commodity Options, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive guide to options trading strategies written in clear, non- technical language. In addition ...

Creativity unlimited

thinking inside the box for business innovation

Flying in the face of current thinking, this book suggests that we do not need to 'think outside the box' in our quest for creativity, rather we should rethink the way we look 'inside the box'. This idea will resonate only too well with those ...

Strategic asset allocation in fixed-income markets

a MATLAB-based user's guide

Matlab is used within nearly all investment banks and is a requirement in most quant job ads. This book enables readers to implement financial and econometric models in Matlab[registered]. All central concepts and theories are illustrated by Matlab[registered] implementations which are accompanied by ...

I.O.U.S.A.

one nation, under stress, in debt

Foreword by David Walker. "I.O.U.S.A" will accompany a new feature-length documentary based on the writings of Agora's "The Daily Reckoning". According to filmmaker Patrick Creadon, 'America's federal debt is $8.6 trillion and growing at a frightening rate. In ...

ETFs for the long run

what they are, how they work, and simple strategies fro successful long-term investing

Praise for "ETFs For The Long Run": 'As the title of the book suggests, ETFs are going to be an increasingly important reality for a broad class of investors in coming years. This book offers the reader real understanding of this growing force in our ...

Chain of blame

how Wall Street caused the mortgage and credit crisis

In the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust - and the people responsible for the crisis included not just unregulated loan brokers and con artists, but also investment ...

Investing in renewable energy

making money on green chip stocks

An expert in the area of renewable energy shares his profitable investment ideas. In the next ten to 15 years, the price of renewable energy will fall dramatically, allowing the industry to not only compete on a level playing field, but offer energy at a ...

Stochastic simulation and applications in finance with MATLAB programs

With CD-ROM. "Stochastic Simulation and Applications in Finance with MATLAB Programs" explains the fundamentals of Monte Carlo simulation techniques, their use in the numerical resolution of stochastic differential equations and their current applications in finance. Building on an integrated approach, it provides a pedagogical treatment ...

Financial modelling in practice

a concise guide for intermediate and advanced level

With CD-ROM. "Financial Modelling in Practice: A Concise Guide for Intermediate and Advanced Level" is a practical, comprehensive and in-depth guide to financial modelling designed to cover the modelling issues that are relevant to facilitate the construction of robust and readily understandable models.Based on ...

Payment card industry data security standard handbook

The recent plethora of information security and payment card data breaches has created a tremendous amount of problems for consumers, retailers, financial institutions and service providers. "Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Handbook" addresses the payment card industry standard that includes requirements for security management ...