ALL ABOUT DERIVATIVES 2ND ED
Author(s): Michael Durbin
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DERIVATIVES
All 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 market
- Key concepts such as cost of carry, settlement, valuation, and payoff
- Proven methods for establishing fair value
- How leverage can work for you--and against you
- The various derivative contracts traded today, including forwards, futures, swaps, and options
- Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value
- Hedging strategies for managing and reducing different types of risk
INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW CHAPTER ON THE ROLE DERIVATIVES PLAYED IN THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN
Product Information
General Fields
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- : McGraw-Hill Education
- : 0.390089
- : 16 January 2011
- : .7 Inches X 6 Inches X 8.9 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Michael Durbin
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 332.64/57
- : 288