Beyond Value at Risk: The New Science of Risk Management

When we went to implement a VaR system, the price tag was going to exceed seven figures. Needless to say, I didn't hesitate to drop some money buying the available books on VaR. They all say essentially the same things. For practical worked examples, you can't beat Butler. But unless you are an absolute beginner (do you know what delta and gamma are?) you may find it too basic. The all-round best book is Dowd. It is well organized and a pleasure to read. It covers the math, but without getting bogged down in meaningless derivations. For readers who want more information, there are plenty of references to original sources. I followed up on a number of these, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy some of this stuff is to assimilate.

Best book on VaR to date. Clear, concise, self-contained. Perfect combination of rigurous theory with practical applications. The author has done an excellent job at distilling what is relevant in Risk Management. This book is better than all the other VaR books written so far combined.

Facing the fast development of modern financial world, in academic and practical sense, it is usually hard for me to make comments about the volume of a book in the field of risk management. Mr.Dowd's work is a very one in this area, by its timing and contents.Thank you , Kevin! Say something more about VaR.

I would like to recommend this book to MBA/MS Finance students, academic researchers, and risk professionals. This is an excellent book on VaR and other risk management techniques.

Not too heavy on the maths, though there is enough here to fully understand the issues.Give a history of VaR and explains its origins, then moves on to a comparison of the various calculation methods before considering its limitations and other tools to use alongside it.Well worth a read for the VaR beginner and expert alike.