Derivative instruments : forwards, futures, options, swaps, and structured products / G.D. Koppenhaver -- The derivatives marketplace : exchanges and the over-the-counter market / Sharon Brown-Hruska -- Speculation and hedging / Greg Kuserk -- The social functions of financial derivatives /...

A comprehensive guide to the essential aspects of financial engineering Divided into four informative parts, this resource puts financial engineering in perspective and gives readers a better understanding of how it can be applied in real-world situations. Readers will gain familiarity with the...

Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Forward / Mario Baccini -- Introduction / Gianfranco Verzano -- First part: EU structural funds, microenterprise and non financial services -- Financial crises and EU credit access policy / Francesco Minnetti, Pasqualina Porretta and Ervin Sinani --...

This exciting volume presents cutting-edge developments in high frequency financial econometrics, spanning a diverse range of topics: stochastic modeling, statistical analysis of high-frequency data, models in econophysics, applications to the analysis of high-frequency data, systems and complex...