A timely guide to understanding and implementing credit derivatives Credit derivatives are here to stay and will continue to play a role in finance in the future. But what will that role be? What issues and challenges should be addressed? And what lessons can be learned from the credit mess?...

This book is a guide to the calculations involved in managing bonds, with expert insight on the portfolios and investment strategies that puts the math in perspective. The book explains how to delineate the characteristics of different types of debt securities; calculate implied forward and spot...