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Thursday, January 30, 2003

Mastering Foreign Exchange and Currency Options

by Francesca Taylor.
I enjoyed this book very much, from its practitioner viewpoint, it gives a broad view of the market, its makers and players. It describes the products, some of the rules and regulations.

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5:55 PM

Mastering Financial Calculations

by Bob Steiner.
Developers and practitioners, this book is for you if you have to calculate anything from forward pricing, duration analysis, bond yields, zero-coupon, etc to option pricing. It is clearly laid out, very valuable tool for the City!

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5:53 PM

Mastering Value At Risk

by Cormac Butler.
Clear and concise.

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5:46 PM

Financial Engineering

by Lawrence C. Galitz.
Let's face it, this is the bible for financial engineering, simple products and derivatives.
It is big, it is detailed, what a reference!

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5:43 PM

Capital Ideas

by Peter Bernstein.
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street, from the "gut-feeling" approach to stock pricing to the most mathematical development. A great story: conclusion: The market is the most efficient mean, buy an index tracker!

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2:27 PM

Monday, January 27, 2003

Against the Gods

by Peter Bernstein.
Well, I quote somebody else: There are few who could imagine being captivated by an examination of mathematical probability but I found this book held my attention all the way through. The author has an expansive knowledge of the subject and handles the material in a way that is both readable and enlightening

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4:40 PM