Chapter1. Preface and acknowledgement.-Chapter2. Risk quantification and modeling -- Chapter3. Risk management and financial returns -- Chapter4. Risk modeling -- Chapter5. Interest rate risk -- Chapter6. Exchange rate risk -- Chapter7. Risk in commodities -- Chapter8 -- Credit risk -- Chapter9...

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