State-of-the-art techniques and tools needed to facilitate effective credit portfolio management and robust quantitative credit analysis Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Active Credit Portfolio Management in Practice serves as a comprehensive introduction to both the theory and real-world practice of credit portfolio management. The authors have written a text that is technical enough both in terms of background and implementation to cover what practitioners and researchers need for actually applying these types of risk management tools in large organizations but which at the same time, avoids technical proofs in favor of real applications. Throughout this book, readers will be introduced to the theoretical foundations of this discipline, and learn about structural, reduced-form, and econometric models successfully used in the market today. The book is full of hands-on examples and anecdotes. Theory is illustrated with practical application. The authors' Website provides additional software tools in the form of Excel spreadsheets, Matlab code and S-Plus code. Each section of the book concludes with review questions designed to spark further discussion and reflection on the concepts presented.

Jeffrey R. Bohn, PhD (Tokyo Japan, and San Francisco,CA) leads the Financial Strategies group at Shinsei Bank in Tokyo. Previously, he co-led Moody's KMV's (MKMV's) Global Research group and led MKMV's Credit Strategies group.Roger M. Stein, PhD (New York, NY) is Group Managing Director at Moody's where he leads the newly formed Moody's Quantitative Research and Analytics group. Previously, he co-led MKMV's Global Research group. Prior to that he led Moody's Risk Management Services' Research Group.