T. V. Somanathan

Derivatives (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive but concise treatment of the subject of derivatives. It focuses on making essential concepts accessible to a wider audience. The book eschews complicated mathematics and high school level mathematics is sufficient to understand it. It describes and explains various derivative instruments, their use and pricing, and the functioning of derivative markets. It uses a large number of examples to elucidate concepts and illustrate their real-life application. A distinguishing feature of the book is that it goes beyond the narrow perspective of derivative traders and investors and takes a broader approach which enhances its appeal to a range of readers. This book will be useful for students in the fields of economics, econometrics, derivatives, and finance and financial professionals, bankers and investors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108596848
• Artikelnr.: 66178423

Autorenporträt

T. V. Somanathan is Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office of the Government of India. He was till recently Director with the World Bank, Washington, having first joined the Bank under its Young Professionals Program and worked in the Bank in different stints as Financial Economist and Manager for Budget Policy. He is also a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has served in a variety of policy-making positions in State and Union governments in India. He has published over 80 academic papers and newspaper articles on economics, finance and public policy. He has co-authored, with V. Anantha-Nageswaran, The Economics of Derivatives (Cambridge) which was published in 2015 to much critical acclaim.

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables, Figures and boxes; Foreword; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; 2. Some basic concepts; Part II. Forwards and Futures: 3. Futures and forwards; 4. Futures trading: pricing and hedging; 5. Interest rate futures; 6. Currency futures; 7. Futures on equities; Part III. Swaps: 8. Swaps
Part I: interest rate and currency swaps; 9. Swaps
Part II: other swaps; Part IV. Options: 10. Options
I: introduction to options; 11. Options
II: pricing of options; 12. Options
III: equity options strategies; 13. Advanced options strategies; 14. Options
IV: real and other options; Part V. Other Derivatives and Derivative-like Instruments: 15. Other derivatives; 16. Exchange traded funds and structured products; Part VI. Accounting, Taxation and Regulatory Framework: 17. Accounting and taxation; 18. Infrastructure for derivatives trading; 19. Regulation of derivatives trading an introduction; Part VII. Portfolio Management and Management of Derivative Risks: 20. Portfolio management and derivatives; 21. Management of derivative risks; Bibliography; About the authors.