A comprehensive book on shipping derivatives and risk management which covers the theoretical and practical aspects of financial risk in shipping. The book provides a thorough overview of the practice of risk management in shipping with the use of theoretical examples and real-life applications.
Review
'A thorough investigation of the fascinating shipping markets by experts in the field. A "must have" for practitioners and researchers in the commodity world.' - Helyette Geman, Director, Commodity Finance Centre, Birkbeck College, University of London and ESCP-EAP 'This is certainly a unique book which combines the theoretical and practical aspects of risk management in shipping. The book provides the readers with essential knowledge of risk assessment in shipping markets and enables them to understand the freight derivatives instruments, their applications, pricing mechanisms and trading strategies. It is a must read for any one involved in the shipping business.' - Mr Knut Moystad, Director of Corporate Development, Imarex 'This useful book combines a practical introduction to risk management techniques with a theoretical exposition for those who want to dig deeper. An excellent choice for anyone wanting to broaden their understanding of freight derivatives.' - Dr Martin Stopford, Managing Director, Clarkson Research Studies
About the Author
AMIR ALIZADEH is a Reader in Shipping Economics and Finance at Cass Business School, City University, London, UK. His research interest includes modelling commodity and shipping freight markets, derivatives and risk management, and forecasting. He has published in several academic journals in the area of transportation, risk management, finance and economics, and has been working as an advisor and a consultant.
NIKOS NOMIKOS is a Reader Lecturer in Shipping Risk Management and Director of the MSc degree in Shipping, Trade and Finance at Cass Business School, London, UK. He holds a BSc in Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece and an MSc in Shipping Trade & Finance from Cass Business School. After completing his PhD thesis, which examined the effectiveness of risk management techniques for hedging freight rate risk, he commenced working at the Baltic exchange as Senior Market Analyst, being in charge of the freight indices and risk management section.
Since November 2001, he has been with the Faculty of Finance at Cass Business School, where he lectures on Finance, Financial Markets, Futures & Options and Financial Engineering. His current research interests include risk management and risk analysis in shipping, commodity and financial futures markets. His research papers have been published in international finance journals and have been presented in conferences world-wide. He also acts as a consultant on issues of risk management on a number of shipping and financial institutions.
This book provides very good understanding on how to measure and manage freight rate volatility and explore the options available to the shipping professional.
Product Details :
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (May 12, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0230215912
- ISBN-13: 978-0230215917
- Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 5.6 x 8.6 inches
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