Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-287 and index.
Copula Methods in Finance; Contents; Preface; List of Common Symbols and Notations; 1 Derivatives Pricing, Hedging and Risk Management: The State of the Art; 2 Bivariate Copula Functions; 3 Market Comovements and Copula Families; 4 Multivariate Copulas; 5 Estimation and Calibration from Market Data; 6 Simulation of Market Scenarios; 7 Credit Risk Applications; 8 Option Pricing with Copulas; Bibliography; Index.
Particular focus is given to the pricing of asset-backed securities and basket credit derivative products and the evaluation of counterparty risk in derivative transactions.