CAIA Association has developed two examinations that are used to certify Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts. The Level I curriculum builds a foundation in both traditional and alternative investment markets--for example, the range of statistics that are used to define investment...

"This book is not a comprehensive review or catalogue of financial risk management tools and methods; instead, it focuses on the core methods that are actually used by professionals, such as historical Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall. Without any knowledge of probabilities, the reader can...

Intro -- Risk Management and Financial Institutions -- Contents in Brief -- Contents -- Business Snapshots -- Preface -- New Material -- Slides -- Questions and Problems -- Instructor Material -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Risk vs. Return for Investors -- 1.1.1 Quantifying Risk --...