Taking into account the ongoing worldwide financial crisis, this timely volume provides insight to better understand volatility in various stock markets. It is one of the first to draw on a range of international authorities who offer their expertise on market volatility in developed, emerging, and frontier economies. The book includes many stock market volatility charts and tables, enabling readers to accurately examine the volatility patterns in different markets around the world. It compares volatility in developed and emerging markets, describes how to apply mathematical models to...

Make the post-meltdown markets work for you, using the unparalleled insight of today's top global investing experts

"This book provides a collection of papers that examine trading execution, technical trading, and trading strategies, as well as algorithms in different markets (equities, forex, fixed income, exchange traded funds, derivatives, and commodities) around the world. This is particularly relevant given the recent explosion in trading volumes."
Tarun Chordia, R. Howard Dobbs Chair in Finance, Goizueta Business School, Emory University

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