Financial Engineering The Evolution of a Profession

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive view of financial engineering by describing the current state of financial research and practices, including timeless techniques. There will be a focus on the future of financial engineering and a discussion of several techniques that were created to exploit specific opportunities as they developed. The book is intended for senior managers, board members, regulators, finance professionals, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The book is separated into four parts. The first part maps out a timeline of financial engineering, detailing the history of this topic and its different players, developments and products. The second parts details each market, from fixed income, equity and derivatives to foreign exchange and securitized and structured products, and discusses how financial engineering has played a role in each. The third part is a series of case studies in financial engineering, including a look at the subprime crisis and how financial engineering tools and techniques were used there. Finally, the fourth section discusses the future of financial engineering where the authors ask: Where do we go from here?