Fundamentals of futures and options markets /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson/Prentice Hall,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Mechanics of futures markets
- Hedging strategies using futures
- Interest rates
- Determination of forward and futures prices
- Interest rate futures
- Swaps
- Mechanics of options markets
- Properties of stock options
- Trading strategies involving options
- Introduction to binomial trees
- Valuing stock options : the Black-Scholes model
- Options on stock indices and currencies
- Futures options
- The Greek letters
- Binomial trees in practice
- Volatility smiles
- Value at risk
- Interest rate options
- Exotic options and other nonstandard products
- Credit derivatives
- Weather, energy, and insurance derivatives
- Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn from them.