All About Derivatives

The Easy Way to Get Started

Michael Durbin

240 pages, parution le 05/10/2005

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Résumé

Everything you need to know about derivatives--what they are, how they work, and how they can enhance profits and control market risk

Financial derivatives, from standard put and call options to more complex strategies and combinations, are among the most versatile, powerful, and valuable tools available to investors. All About Derivatives introduces you to the many different types of derivatives, providing simple explanations and easy-to-follow methods for using each.

This straightforward, up-to-date examination covers all aspects of derivative contracts, explains techniques for pricing and trading them, shows how to use each to hedge risk or increase profits, and more. Avoiding complicated formulas and theories to focus on the information you need, it shows anyone--from individual investors to corporate risk managers--how derivatives work, how they fit into the larger world of investing, and why they can be the ideal trading vehicle for improving the financial performance of yourself or your organization.

Whatever your level of investing expertise, from beginner to veteran, All About Derivatives will give you the information you need to know:

Contracts--forwards, futures, swaps, options, and credit derivatives
Terms--volatility, arbitrage, the greeks, and many more
Key mechanics--storage, settlement, valuation, and payoff
Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value
Hedging strategies for managing different types of risk
Leverage--why it can be your best friend or worst enemy
And more

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Derivatives in a Nutshell
The Forward Contract
The Futures Contract
The Swap Contract
The Option Contract
Credit Contracts
Using Derivatives to Manage Ri
Pricing Forwards and Futures
Pricing Swaps
Pricing Options
Hedging a Derivatives Position
Postscript : Good things and bad things

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Michael Durbin
Parution	05/10/2005
Nb. de pages	240
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	375g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071451475
ISBN13	978-0-07-145147-5