The book is divided into three sections plus detailed appendices and glossary and accompanying CD-ROM. The first section provides a description of the investment management process providing a context for quantitative techniques. Section 2 addresses different quantitative techniques as applied to investment management. Each chapter explains the techniques, the theoretical basis, the use of derivatives and other technology, implementation and management and the role of the custodian. Section 3 brings together issues such as currency management, performance measurement and appraisal and performance analysis. The accompanying CD-ROM contains spreadsheets in EXCEL giving examples used in the body of the text. Each example is cross-referenced for easy access.

Autorentext

FRANCES COWELL has been interested in applying quantitative techniques to portfolio management for many years. She now works in London for Vestek-Quantec, a subsidiary of Thomson Financial. Before joining Quantec in 1998, she was part of the Quantitative Investments team at NatWest Investment Management in Sydney, where she was responsible for domestic and international indexed equity portfolios and indexed balanced portfolios.

Zusammenfassung
As individual savings and investment take over from reliance on publicly funded pensions, interest is growing in how that investment is managed. Practical Quantitative Investment Management with Derivatives is a comprehensive guide to the workings of quantitative investment management. It is written to assist in understanding the nature of specific quantitative techniques and investment instruments, the context in which they are used, the underlying theory and the practical ramifications for return and risks of the portfolios of which they form part.The book is written in everyday language, with all theory explained in words as well as formulae, and accompanied by worked examples. Each part of the investment management process is examined in detail, beginning with the fund structure and investment objectives and strategy; proceeding through asset allocation to management of individual asset classes. Attention is given at each stage to theoretical underpinnings, issues for implementation and day-to-day management, and the relationship between the three.

Inhalt

Introduction The Traditional Approach CAPM: The Basis for Most Quantitative Techniques in Investment Management Quantitative Asset Allocation Models: Strategic and Tactical Portfolio Protection Capital Guaranteed Portfolios Passive Asset Allocation Quantitative Stock Selection Models for Domestic Portfolios Quantitative Stock Section Models for International Portfolios Optimised Stock Selection Indexation Bonds and Fixed Interest Market Neutral (Hedge) Portfolios Completion Portfolio Management Basket Trading Performance The Use of Software in Investment Management Trends in Investment Management Summary: Tradition vs Quantitative Appendices Futures Forwards Swaps Options Convertible Notes Glossary