In recent years, risk management has been defined as merely eliminating or reducing risk exposure. Companies are learning today that is far to naroow and constaring a definition. Risk, exploited judiciously, is absolutely central to business success. In this book, author covers both sides of the risk equation, offering a complete framework for maximizing profit by 'limiting' some risk and 'exploiting' other.
Author presents a through and insightful review of the state-of-the-art in risk measurement, hedging, and mitigation. He covers a broad spectrum of risk assessment tools, including risk adjusted value, scenarion analysis, decision trees, VAR, and real options. (tect cited from back cover)

Contents

Chapter 1-4 The economists’ view of risk aversion and the behavioral response

1. What is risk?
2. Why do we care abaut risk?
3. What do we think about risk?
4. How do we measure risk?

Chapter 5-8 Tools and techniques

5. Risk-adjusted value
6. Probabilistic approaches: scenarion analysis, decision trees, and simulations
7. Value at risk (VaR)
8. Real options

Chapter 9-12

9. Risk management: the big picture
10. Risk management: Profiling and hedging
11. Strategic risk management
12. Risk management: First principles