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Credit Derivatives Pricing Models: Models, Pricing and Implementation (The Wiley Finance Series)Credit Derivatives Pricing Models: Models, Pricing and Implementation (The Wiley Finance Series) by Philipp J. Schönbucher
Buy new: £52.02 / Used from: £35.99
A good book on modelling credit derivatives
Modern Pricing of Interest-Rate Derivatives: The LIBOR Market Model and BeyondModern Pricing of Interest-Rate Derivatives: The LIBOR Market Model and Beyond by Riccardo Rebonato
Buy new: £45.35 / Used from: £40.36
A reference for IR modelling but a bit too verbiose
Interest Rate Models - Theory and Practice: With Smile, Inflation and Credit (Springer Finance)Interest Rate Models - Theory and Practice: With Smile, Inflation and Credit (Springer Finance) by Damiano Brigo
Buy new: £44.66 / Used from: £42.31
IR and Credit derivatives latest models
Elementary Stochastic Calculus, with Finance in View: 6 (Advanced Series on Statistical Science & Applied Probability)Elementary Stochastic Calculus, with Finance in View: 6 (Advanced Series on Statistical Science & Applied Probability) by Thomas Mikosch
Buy new: £23.67 / Used from: £18.38
A nice and elegant small book to introduce financial mathematics
An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives, Second Edition (Academic Press Advanced Finance)An Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives, Second Edition (Academic Press Advanced Finance) by Salih N. Neftci
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The reference
Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time (Oxford Finance Series)Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time (Oxford Finance Series) by Tomas Björk
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My favourite presentation of continuous maths
Risk ManagementRisk Management by Michel Crouhy
Buy new: £32.58 / Used from: £22.00
This is the best book I have read so far on risk.
An Introduction to the Commodities, Energy and Transport Markets (Reuters Financial Training)An Introduction to the Commodities, Energy and Transport Markets (Reuters Financial Training) by Reuters Limited London UK
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Good intro book on pratical aspect of commodities markets
Financial Calculus: An Introduction to Derivative PricingFinancial Calculus: An Introduction to Derivative Pricing by Martin Baxter
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The other reference ...
The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student IntroductionThe Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student Introduction by Jeff Dewynne
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If you are allergic to probability and still want to be a quant
Capital Market InstrumentsCapital Market Instruments by M Choudhry
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Not bad
Numerical Recipes in C book set: Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific ComputingNumerical Recipes in C book set: Numerical Recipes in C: The Art of Scientific Computing by William H. Press
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A classic if you need coding
Modeling, Measuring and Hedging Operational Risk (The Wiley Finance Series)Modeling, Measuring and Hedging Operational Risk (The Wiley Finance Series) by Marcelo G. Cruz
Buy new: £68.00 / Used from: £42.62
Operational risk in theory. The best book on the subject but still far from reality
Advanced Modelling in Finance Using Excel and VBA (The Wiley Finance Series)Advanced Modelling in Finance Using Excel and VBA (The Wiley Finance Series) by Mary Jackson
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Intro to coding
Modeling Derivatives in C++ (Wiley Finance)Modeling Derivatives in C++ (Wiley Finance) by Justin London
Buy new: £37.66 / Used from: £21.00
not sure I like it
Options, Futures and Other DerivativesOptions, Futures and Other Derivatives by John C. Hull
Buy used from: £35.00
Always the reference
Value at Risk: The Benchmark for Controlling Market RiskValue at Risk: The Benchmark for Controlling Market Risk by Philippe Jorion
Buy used from: £76.45
Would sell mine...
Elementary Statistics Using Excel (Triola)Elementary Statistics Using Excel (Triola) by Mario F. Triola
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simple, easy to understand...a good start for stats