How can Greece climb out of the current debt crisis gripping its country? Greece is a beautiful country. If you have ever had a chance to visit her historical temples, walk her picturesque beaches, or sail to any one of her hundreds of islands, you know firsthand the power of her beauty. However, below this […]
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ModelRisk: FREE Risk Modelling within Microsoft Excel
ModelRisk is a Monte Carlo simulation FREE Excel add-in that allows the user to include uncertainty in their spreadsheet models. ModelRisk has been the innovation leader in the marketplace since 2009, being the first to introduce many technical Monte Carlo method features that make risk models easier to build, easier to audit and test, and […]
EBOOK: Value-at-Risk – Theory and Practice
“Value-at-Risk – Theory and Practice” second edition is an eBook written by Glyn A. Holton and published in 2014 by the author as a full web based totally free eBook, available in www.value-at-risk.net. If you want to learn in depth about VaR, this is definitely the eBook for you. Don’t miss this great opportunity. About the […]
Global Risks Report 2017
The Global Risks Report 2017, from the World Economic Forum (WEF), features perspectives from nearly 750 experts on the perceived impact and likelihood of 30 prevalent global risks as well as 13 underlying trends that could amplify them or alter the interconnections between them over a 10-year timeframe. The WEF summarises that: 2016 saw a crystallization […]
FREE COURSE: Financial Markets
This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge in Financial Markets. It’s a FREE course created by Yale University and starts on Jan 23. A summary of the course content and syllabus is explained below. Course Syllabus Week 1: Basic Principles of Finance and Risk Management (5 videos, 1 reading) Reading: Optional […]
Six Potential Risks for Investors in 2017
Investment Banks analysts anticipate that financial markets will be affected in 2017 by three main events: Donald Trump’s performance as US President, which for most, is a big uncertainty; the first round of the 2017 French presidential election, held on 23 April 2017; and the next German federal elections, which will elect the members of the Bundestag, […]
EBOOK: Reimagining Risk: An integrated Approach to Enterprise Risk Management
Jim DeLoach has more than 40 years of experience in global consulting in business, IT, Risk and Internal Audit. He is currently a member of the Protiviti Solutions Leadership Team. Jim has authored several books, including Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Strategies for Linking Risk & Opportunity (Financial Times Management Briefings) (FT Management Briefings) (the first book […]
Exclusive Interview with Options Expert & Author Pierino Ursone
Pierino Ursone has more than twenty years working as a professional Options trader in the equity and commodity markets (half of it as a Market Maker in Equity Options, the other half as a Proprietary Options trader in the Energy Markets). He has authored Amazon’s popular book How to Calculate Options Prices and Their Greeks: […]