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9780071743518

All About Derivatives Second Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071743518

  • ISBN10:

    0071743510

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-12-07
  • Publisher: McGraw Hill

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Summary

New ways to profit in the post-credit-crisis market!Trading complex formulas and intricate theories for clear descriptions and real-world examples, the second edition ofAll About Derivativesintroduces you to the vast array of derivatives in today's market. It covers all aspects of derivative contracts, explains techniques for pricing and trading them, and shows how to use each to hedge risk or increase profits. You'll learn everything there is to know about: Contracts, including forwards, futures, swaps, options, and credit derivatives Key terms, such as volatility, arbitrage, and the Greeks Key mechanics, like storage, settlement, valuation, and payoff Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value Hedging strategies for different types of riskPlus, you get brand-new chapters on high-frequency trading and the role derivatives played in the 2008 credit crisis

Author Biography

Michael Durbin is a writer, educator, and software engineer specializing in high-frequency trading of financial derivatives. He is an adjunct professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

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
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