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    Scenarios for Risk Management and Global Investment Strategies
    Scenarios for Risk Management and Global Investment Strategies
    Scenarios for Risk Management and Global Investment Strategies
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    Scenarios for Risk Management and Global Investment Strategies

    By Rachel E. S. Ziemba and William T. Ziemba

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    This book discusses scenarios for risk management and developing global investment strategies. What are the chances that various future events will occur over time and how should these events and probable occurrence influence investment decisions? Assessing all possible outcomes is fundamental to risk management, financial engineering and investment and hedge fund strategies. A careful consideration of future scenarios will lead to better investment decisions and avoid financial disasters. The book presents tools and case studies around the world for analyzing a wide variety of investment strategies, building scenarios to optimize returns.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJul 31, 2008
    ISBN9780470518380
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