{"product_id":"investment-risk-management-h-kent-baker-9780199331963","title":"Investment Risk Management","description":"All investments carry with them some degree of risk. In the financial world, individuals, professional money managers, financial institutions, and many others encounter and must deal with risk. Risk management is a process of determining what risks exist in an investment and then handling those risks in the best-suited way. This is important because it can reduce or augment risk depending on the goals of investors and portfolio managers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe main purpose of \u003cem\u003eInvestment Risk Management\u003c\/em\u003e is to provide an overview of developments in risk management and a synthesis of research involving these developments. The book examines ways to alter exposures through measuring and managing those exposures and provides an understanding of the latest strategies and trends within risk management. The scope of the coverage is broad and encompasses the most important aspects of investment risk management. Its 30 chapters are organized into six sections: (1) foundations of risk management, (2) types of risk, (3) quantitative assessment of risk, (4) risk and risk classes, (5) hedging risk and (6) going forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book should be of particular interest to sophisticated practitioners, investors, academics, and graduate finance students. \u003cem\u003eInvestment Risk Management\u003c\/em\u003e provides a fresh look at this intriguing but complex subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Kent Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199331960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199331963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.70d","brand":"H. Kent Baker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119438786815,"sku":"9780199331963","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31da7068-24fe-4074-a6c6-16ed80c150a7.jpg?v=1687409352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/investment-risk-management-h-kent-baker-9780199331963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}