The definitive guide for any professional risk management in the financial services industry, Foundational Theories and Techniques for Risk Management provides a complete reference for financial theory and application, financial instruments, and the financial markets.

Part III provides a robust discussion of how financial risk management takes place in the context of the world's major financial markets: the money market, bonds, futures, commodities, stock, and foreign exchange. Beginning with an introduction to the world of financial markets, discussing the importance of liquidity, comparing exchanges to alternative markets, the role of technology, effects of post-trade processing, and new financial markets; each chapter delivers in-depth coverage of specific markets from a leading expert in the field.