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Derivatives: markets, valuation, and risk management

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wiley Finance seriesPublication details: New Jersey John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006Description: xxviii, 930 pISBN:
  • 0471786322
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.6457
Summary: This book details the derivatives markets and why and how they flourish. Derivative contracts are incredibly powerful tools for managing expected return and risk. In order to take full advantage of the opportunities they afford, we need to have a thorough understanding of how derivative contracts are valued. Without an understanding of the economic factors that drive valuation, we cannot measure risk accurately, and, if we cannot measure risk accurately, we certainly cannot manage it effectively.
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Includes CD-ROM with OPTVAL tm Software and Excel spreadsheets; CD No.1067

This book details the derivatives markets and why and how they flourish. Derivative contracts are incredibly powerful tools for managing expected return and risk. In order to take full advantage of the opportunities they afford, we need to have a thorough understanding of how derivative contracts are valued. Without an understanding of the economic factors that drive valuation, we cannot measure risk accurately, and, if we cannot measure risk accurately, we certainly cannot manage it effectively.

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