The Handbooks in Finance are intended to be a definitive source for
comprehensive and accessible information in the field of finance. Each
individual volume in the series should present an accurate self-contained survey
of a sub-field of finance, suitable for use by finance and economics professors
and lecturers, professional researchers, graduate students and as a teaching
supplement. The goal is to have a broad group of outstanding volumes in various
areas of finance. The Handbook of Heavy Tailed Distributions in Finance is the
first handbook to be published in this series.
This volume presents current research focusing on heavy tailed distributions in
finance. The contributions cover methodological