Presents a discussion of the issues related to risk, volatility, value and risk management. This book examines ways to manage risk and compute value-at-risk for exchange risk associated to debt portfolios and portfolios of equity. It also covers the Basel II framework implementation and securitisation.

Discusses the workings of financial markets and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, focusing on standard and complex derivatives. This book covers subjects, which range from the fundamental products in OTC markets, standard and exotic options, the concepts of value at risk, to credit derivatives and risk management.

Covers fundamental concepts in financial markets and asset pricing such as hedging, arbitrage, speculation in different markets, classical models for pricing of simple and complex derivatives, mathematical foundations and managing and monitoring portfolios of derivatives in real time.