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Return Distributions in Finance

  • 1st Edition - December 8, 2000
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Stephen Satchell, John Knight
  • Language: English

Quantitative methods have revolutionised the area of trading, regulation, risk management, portfolio construction, asset pricing and treasury activities, and governmental ac… Read more

Description

Quantitative methods have revolutionised the area of trading, regulation, risk management, portfolio construction, asset pricing and treasury activities, and governmental activity such as central banking.

One of the original contributions in this area is the classic by Cootner entitled 'The Random Nature of Stock Market Prices'. This work investigated the statistical properties of asset prices and was one of the first works to investigate this area in a rigorous manner.

Much has happened in this field in the last 35 years and 'Return Distributions in Finance' contains much new information that reflects this huge growth.

The authors combined experience reflects not only the new theory but also the new practice in this fascinating area. The rise of financial engineering now allows us to change the nature of asset returns to whatever pattern we desire, albeit at a cost. Benefits and costs can only be understood if we understand the underlying processes. 'Return Distributions in Finance' allows us to gain that understanding.

Key features

  • Assists in understanding asset return distributions
  • Provides a full overview of financial risk management techniques in asset allocation
  • Demonstrates how to use asset return forecast applications

Readership

Industry professionals, Finance analysts, PhD and advanced MBA students

Table of contents

Return distributionsStochastic processesDerivative pricing for different return distributionImpact of volatility on different distributionsReturn distributions and value at riskForecasting sudden jumps/crashes in returnsReturns of different asset classes and choosing portfoliosReturns and tactical asset allocationsReturns to trading strategiesReshaping the return profile using derivatives

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 3, 2001
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Stephen Satchell

Stephen Satchell is a Fellow of Trinity College, the Reader in Financial Econometrics at the University of Cambridge and Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College, City University Business School and University of Technology, Sydney. He provides consultancy for a range of city institutions in the broad area of quantitative finance. He has published papers in many journals and has a particular interest in risk.
Affiliations and expertise
Reader in Financial Econometrics, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK

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John Knight

Affiliations and expertise
FCIBSE (Haden Young Ltd), UK

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