A guide to measure and model risk in the real world Value-at-Risk (VaR). It helps assess market risk and, collects the experience of 40 experts, academics, and researchers from around the world to offer strategies for using VaR to manage risk.[...]

A practical, hands-on guide to building your mastery of candlestick charting and analysis Candlestick charting has become one of today's most popular technical analysis tools for both individual and professional investors. And it's much easier than you probably think. In fact, creating a candlestick[...]

A Powerful New Portfolio-Management Standard for an Investing World in Disarray "Three years of losses turn many smart investors with 30-year horizons into frightened investors with three-year horizons, driven to poor decisions by cognitive errors and misleading emotions. Greg B. Davies and Arnaud d[...]

Explores different approaches to leadership that can help a leader navigate a company to profitability and growth despite tough economic times, discussing how to inspire innovation and anticipate how economic trends will affect an industry.[...]

Get ready for your AP exam with this straightforward and easy-to-follow study guide, updated for all the latest exam changes! "5 Steps to a 5: AP Physics B" features an effective, 5-step plan to guide your preparation program and help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you n[...]

This title helps you unlock new levels of quality, performance, customer service, and profits. Written specifically for managers with little or no experience on the subject, Six Sigma for Managers, Second Edition, provides step-by-step guidance and examples for implementing a Six Sigma initiative. W[...]

The Star Wars epic continues its space odyssey in the New Jedi Order - as Luke and Mara, Leia and Han and others battle the mighty enemy from beyond the galactic rim.[...]

A collection of research about the impact of takeover regulation and corporate governance on M and A financial results. It is suitable for various M and A specialists, an investment banker, a hedge fund manager, a private equity director, or a venture capitalist and financial analysts who follow M a[...]

A guide to the modification and cross linking of biomolecules for use in research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. It provides information on the chemistry, reagent systems, and practical applications for creating labeled or conjugate molecules. It offers a one-stop source for proven methods and prot[...]

Presents the findings of a broad survey of corporate security programs conducted by the Security Executive Council's Security Leadership Research Institute (SLRI). This book breaks down survey responses by organization size, scope of responsibility, industry, and more in easy-to-read charts and tabl[...]

Introduces the concepts and theory of photorealistic rendering hand in hand with the source code for a sophisticated renderer. This book describes the design strategies involved with building real systems - there is much more to writing a good renderer than stringing together a set of fast algorithm[...]

This comprehensive examination of high frequency trading looks beyond mathematical models, which are the subject of most HFT books, to the mechanics of the marketplace. In 25 chapters, researchers probe the intricate nature of high frequency market dynamics, market structure, back-office processes, [...]