Finanzmärkte sind zu einem bedeutenden Phänomen der modernen Gesellschaft geworden. Das Buch führt in die Märkte für Kapital ein, vor allem in die Märkte für Wertpapiere, Vermögenspositionen, Zertifikate und Kontrakte.(Verlagstext)

In this work Massimo Morini and Andrea Prampolini argue that KVA is a component of profit turned into a valuation adjustment as a by-product of regulatory constraints based on a conservative consideration of market hedges. The regulatory foundations of KVA are analyzed from RWAs to the Leverage...

Mutual fund risk-taking via active portfolio rebalancing varies both in the crosssection and over time. In this paper, I show that the same is true for funds' off- balance sheet risk-taking, even after controlling for on-balance sheet activities. For this purpose, I propose a novel measure of...

Market participants use leveraged derivatives to gain access to equity market exposure through broker banks. Leverage and interconnectedness via overlapping portfolios of dealer banks can amplify adverse market movements, potentially causing sizeable losses. I propose a model, based on granular...