All about derivatives

Author(s)

• Durbin, Michael

Bibliographic Information

All about derivatives

Michael Durbin

（"All about--" series）

McGraw-Hill, c2011

Fully rev. 2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-262) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DERIVATIVESAll About Derivatives, Second Edition, presents the complex subject of financial derivatives with a clarity and coherence you won't find in other books. Using real-world examples and simple language, it lucidly illustrates what derivatives are and why they are so powerful. This second edition of All About Derivatives provides a rock-solid foundation on: The most common contracts available to you in today's marketKey concepts such as cost of carry, settlement, valuation, and payoffProven methods for establishing fair valueHow leverage can work for you--and against youThe various derivative contracts traded today, including forwards, futures, swaps, and optionsPricing methods and mathematics for determining fair valueHedging strategies for managing and reducing different types of risk INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW CHAPTER ON THE ROLEDERIVATIVES PLAYED IN THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 Derivatives in a Nutshell Chapter 2 The Forward Contract Chapter 3 The Futures Contract Chapter 4 The Swap Contract Chapter 5 The Option Contract Chapter 6 Credit Derivatives Chapter 7 Using Derivatives to Manage Risk Chapter 8 Pricing Forwards and Futures Chapter 9 Pricing Swaps Chapter 10 Pricing Options Chapter 11 Hedging a Derivatives Position Chapter 12 Derivatives and the 2008 Financial Meltdown Epilogue Are Derivatives Any Good? Appendix A All About Interest Appendix B Swap Conventions Appendix C More Binomial Option Pricing Bibliography Index Footnotes ch01fn1 ch01fn2 ch01fn3 ch01fn4 ch02fn1 ch04fn1 ch04fn2 ch05fn1 ch05fn2 ch05fn3 ch06fn1 ch06fn2 ch06fn3 ch06fn4 ch07fn1 ch07fn2 ch07fn3 ch08fn1 ch08fn2 ch08fn3 ch08fn4 ch09fn1 ch09fn2 ch10fn1 ch10fn2 ch11fn1 ch11fn2 ch11fn3 ch12fn1 ch12fn2 appendixafn1 appendixafn2 appendixafn3 appendixafn4 appendixafn5 appendixbfn1 appendixbfn2 appendixbfn3 appendixcfn1 authorfn01 authorfn02

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB07210647
• ISBN:
  • 9780071743518
• LCCN: 2010029969
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 272 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HG6024.A3
  • DC22 : 332.64/57
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Derivative securities
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA61530453