- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3rd Edition edition (15 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471232327
- ISBN-13: 978-0471232322
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,291,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Understand derivatives in a nonmathematical way
Financial Derivatives, Third Edition gives readers a broad working knowledge of derivatives. For individuals who want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down in the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the perfect read. This comprehensive resource provides a thorough introduction to financial derivatives and their importance to risk management in a corporate setting.
Financial Derivatives, Third Edition gives readers a broad working knowledge of derivatives. For individuals who want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down in the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the perfect read. This comprehensive resource provides a thorough introduction to financial derivatives and their importance to risk management in a corporate setting.
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Financial derivatives–financial instruments whose value depends on other basic instruments, such as stocks or bonds–are one of the most important financial innovations of the last century. While they are unsurpassed as tools for speculation, financial derivatives have also emerged as important risk–management tools in the corporate world.
If you want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down by the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the book for you. Through in–depth insights gleaned from years of financial experience, Robert Kolb and James Overdahl clearly explain what derivatives are and how you can prudently use them within the context of your underlying business activities.
Financial Derivatives, Third Edition will introduce you to the wide range of markets for financial derivatives. This invaluable guide offers a broad overview of the different types of derivatives–futures, options, and swaps–while focusing on the principles that determine market prices. This comprehensive resource also provides a thorough introduction to financial derivatives and their importance to risk management in a corporate setting. After each derivative is described and examined, Kolb and Overdahl address the practical applications of these instruments in the area of risk management.
Filled with helpful tables and charts, informative Q&A sections, and new chapters that reflect an increased emphasis on risk management, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition offers a wealth of knowledge on futures, options, swaps, financial engineering, and structured products. Through the process of financial engineering you will learn how to apply financial derivatives to numerous risk management scenarios.
As a financial professional, if you are looking to minimize risk and maximize profits, you must understand how to use derivatives. Fully updated and completely revised to reflect today′s ever–changing economic environment, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition will help you unlock the incredible potential of financial derivatives.
If you want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down by the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition is the book for you. Through in–depth insights gleaned from years of financial experience, Robert Kolb and James Overdahl clearly explain what derivatives are and how you can prudently use them within the context of your underlying business activities.
Financial Derivatives, Third Edition will introduce you to the wide range of markets for financial derivatives. This invaluable guide offers a broad overview of the different types of derivatives–futures, options, and swaps–while focusing on the principles that determine market prices. This comprehensive resource also provides a thorough introduction to financial derivatives and their importance to risk management in a corporate setting. After each derivative is described and examined, Kolb and Overdahl address the practical applications of these instruments in the area of risk management.
Filled with helpful tables and charts, informative Q&A sections, and new chapters that reflect an increased emphasis on risk management, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition offers a wealth of knowledge on futures, options, swaps, financial engineering, and structured products. Through the process of financial engineering you will learn how to apply financial derivatives to numerous risk management scenarios.
As a financial professional, if you are looking to minimize risk and maximize profits, you must understand how to use derivatives. Fully updated and completely revised to reflect today′s ever–changing economic environment, Financial Derivatives, Third Edition will help you unlock the incredible potential of financial derivatives.
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By now the headlines are familiar: "Gibson Greetings Loses $19.7 Million in Derivatives" ... "Procter and Gamble Takes $157 Million Hit on Derivatives" ... "Metallgesellschaft Derivatives Losses Put at $1.3 billion" ... "Derivatives Losses Bankrupt Barings." Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
By now the headlines are familiar: "Gibson Greetings Loses $19.7 Million in Derivatives" ... "Procter and Gamble Takes $157 Million Hit on Derivatives" ... "Metallgesellschaft Derivatives Losses Put at $1.3 billion" ... "Derivatives Losses Bankrupt Barings." Read the first page
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Quick and Easy Guide, 21 July 2000
By Peter U. Malyshev - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Financial Derivatives (Paperback)
This is a quick and easy guide to understanding derivatives. Excellent as a brief reference quide. Would recommend to professionals working with these products.
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Sound introduction to derivatives, 7 Nov 2002
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This review is from: Financial Derivatives (Wiley Finance) (Hardcover)
An easy to understand text that establishes the fundamentals of financial derivatives such as futures, options, and swaps with an emphasis on risk management. Great for business students.
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super book, fun to read, 22 Dec 2002
By "landonmkelsey" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Financial Derivatives (Wiley Finance) (Hardcover)
Just entering the business from a EE background so I am reading this book to get down terminology and concepts before reading John C. Hull. At first "selling short" sounded like something shady.This book is written in a friendly, interesting style.
Requires some math background (high school algebra) and basic knowledge of statistics (Gaussian distribution).
I have been verifying all calculations. For the asking, I have written some programs to automate interest rate calculations and Black-Scholes (...).
Next I'll write a program to do the work of 100000 stockbrokers in finding and executing arbitrage/reverse arbitrage opportunities.
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