Structured ProductsRoberto Knop





Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 14, 2002)
• Language: English

Product DescriptionOver the past decade, structured products have become part of the financial mainstream. The area is characterized by rapid market expansion and product innovation as the acceptance and use of derivative structures has become more widespread. This book takes a practical approach to the principal structured products which have been appearing in financial markets during the past few years. The investor will find in this work answers to questions which could arise in investment dealings, and how to maximize the potential for profitability. An excellent reference source for the institutional investor, this book will assist in the understanding of this area, showing that it is not necessarily as complex as it may initially seem.


From the Inside FlapWith the advent of structured products, institutional investors are required both to have a strong technical knowledge, yet also the flair to move swiftly on their instincts. This book explains the nature of the principal products. By means of a brief chapter on the basic principles and fundamental rules, this book analyses twenty distinct structures within fixed income and variable income. This book explains in a practical manner for institutional investors the main structured products that have been developed over the past decade. This is achieved by studying in detail the risks, valuation and key elements of each structured product in turn. The basic principles and underlying philosophy behind the concept are explained in order to give investors a thorough understanding of each product. The book features details on the following:

• Basic aspects of structured products
• Fundamental aspects used to carry out instrument assessment and risk measurement
• Equity indexed structures
• Fixed income structures
• Ten golden rules of structured products.