Derivatives - General & Miscellaneous, Futures - Investments, Stocks - Investments, Securities - General & Miscellaneous, Options - Investments
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Overview
This book has been widely adopted for its comprehensive coverage, exceptionally clear explanations of difficult material, and avoidance of nonessential math. The text bridges the gap between the theory and practice of derivatives and helps readers develop a working knowledge of how derivatives can be analyzed.Editorials
Booknews
A graduate level business text providing a working knowledge of how derivatives can be analyzed. Hull (U. of Toronto) keeps non-essential mathematics at a minimum while still rigorously introducing the key components of futures markets and the use of futures for hedging, interest rate futures, swaps, options markets, trading strategies, binomial trees, the Black-Scholes analysis, numerical procedures, models of the yield curve, and credit risk and regulatory capital. The conclusion, thankfully, reviews the key concepts and additional equations are presented at the end of the discussions. The text assumes the student has had introductory courses in finance, probability and statistics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 7, 1992
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Pages
512
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780136390145