Financial Times Handbook of Financial Engineering, The

Lawrence Galitz is a director and founder of ACF Consultants, a leading provider of financial markets training to major investment banks, central banks, investment institutions and corporations around the world. He is also a director of Acumen Technologies, which produces eLearning and learning management solutions. In these roles he has developed an international reputation both as a dynamic and exceptionally gifted instructor, and also as a writer of great clarity. His innovative blended learning techniques, integrating eLearning and simulation with instructor-led training, create a highly motivating, multi-faceted learning experience.   Lawrence Galitz has a PhD in banking and finance and has extensive experience of consulting for a wide range of clients in the global financial markets.  

1.  Introduction
2.  The Cash Markets
3.  Forward Rates
4.  FRAs
5.  Financial Futures
6.  Short-Term Interest Rate Futures
7.  Bond and Stock Index Futures
8.  Swaps
9.  Pricing
10. Options – Basics and Pricing
10A. Options – Volatility and the Greeks
11. Options - From Building Blocks to Portfolios
12.  Interest Rate and Exotic Options
13.  Introducing Credit Derivatives
13A.  CDS Pricing and Credit Indices
14.  Applications for Financial Engineering
15.  Managing Currency Risk
16.  Managing Interest-Rate Risk using FRAs, Futures and Swaps
17.  Managing Interest-Rate Risk – Using Options and Option-Based Instruments
18.  Managing Equity Risk
19.  Managing Commodity Risk
20.  Managing Credit Risk
21.  Structured Products