This article presents the concept of a copula-based top-down approachin the field of financial risk aggregation. Selected copulasand their properties are presented. Copula parameter estimation andgoodness-of-fit tests are explained and algorithms for the simulationof copulas and...

"Charles Tapiero, as the head of the biggest financial engineering program in the world and business consultant, has his finger on the pulse of the shift that is coming in financial engineering applications and study. With an eye toward the future, he has crafted a comprehensive and practical...

Europäische Banken sind gesetzlich verpflichtet, bei ihren Geschäften strenge Regeln zur Risikoabwägung zu befolgen. Doch tatsächlich haben genau diese Regeln erst dazu geführt, dass die Finanzmärkte heiß liefen. Frank Riedel, Professor für Finanzmathematik, erklärt, wie es passieren...