"Credit Derivatives are financial contracts that transfer credit risk--the risk that a debtor will not repay a loan--between parties. Credit Derivative Strategies describes for professional investors current ways of participating in this rapidly expanding market, including how to select credit...

Basic products and interest calculations -- Derivatives and trading in derivatives, basic concepts and strategies -- Basics of derivative valuation -- The Wiener Stock Price Model and the basic principles of Black-Scholes theory.

The textbook discusses risk management in capital markets and presents various techniques of portfolio optimization. Special attention is given to risk measurement and credit risk management. Furthermore, the author discusses optimal investment problems and presents various examples. In the last...