Download or read book Growth in Financial Derivatives written by A. Rashad Abdel-Khalik and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period 1995-2012, U.S. financial institutions had contributed significantly to the growth in financial derivatives. The notional amount of total derivatives held by the 25 largest U.S. bank holding companies grew eighteen times from $16.6 trillion in 1995 to $308 trillion in 2012, while the U.S. GDP merely doubled from $7.7 trillion to $16.2 trillion over the same period. In this paper, we examine three possible drivers of this growth: (a) the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, (b) the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, and (c) FAS 133 (now ASC 815), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which became effective in 2000. Using a sample of U.S. bank holding companies, we find a temporal association between the passage of the two Congressional Acts and the abnormal growth in trading/over-the-counter derivatives. We also predict and find that the use of cash flow hedge accounting treatment helps reduce earnings volatility/equity risk, and that firms increase their use of non-trading derivatives when facing high level of earnings volatility/equity risk.
Download or read book Merton Miller on Derivatives written by Merton H. Miller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-08-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dieses Buch ist die sorgfältig umgeschriebene und redigierte Bearbeitung von Reden und Aufsätzen des Nobelpreisträgers Merton Miller, die seine persönlichen Einschätzungen des Marktes widerspiegeln. Gut verständlich wird die Problematik der Derivative sowie wichtige Themen der modernen Finanzwelt - jedoch ohne mathematische Formeln - erörtert. (10/97)
Download or read book Growth and Development of the Derivatives Market written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mathematical Models of Financial Derivatives written by Yue-Kuen Kwok and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition, now featuring new material, focuses on the valuation principles that are common to most derivative securities. A wide range of financial derivatives commonly traded in the equity and fixed income markets are analysed, emphasising aspects of pricing, hedging and practical usage. This second edition features additional emphasis on the discussion of Ito calculus and Girsanovs Theorem, and the risk-neutral measure and equivalent martingale pricing approach. A new chapter on credit risk models and pricing of credit derivatives has been added. Up-to-date research results are provided by many useful exercises.
Download or read book Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk written by Benjamin Lee and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The market for financial derivatives is far and away the largest and most powerful market in the world, and it is growing exponentially. In 1970 the yearly valuation of financial derivatives was only a few million dollars. By 1980 the sum had swollen to nearly one hundred million dollars. By 1990 it had climbed to almost one hundred billion dollars, and in 2000 it approached one hundred trillion. Created and sustained by a small number of European and American banks, corporations, and hedge funds, the derivatives market has an enormous impact on the economies of nations—particularly poorer nations—because it controls the price of money. Derivatives bought and sold by means of computer keystrokes in London and New York affect the price of food, clothing, and housing in Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, and Buenos Aires. Arguing that social theorists concerned with globalization must familiarize themselves with the mechanisms of a world economy based on the rapid circulation of capital, Edward LiPuma and Benjamin Lee offer a concise introduction to financial derivatives. LiPuma and Lee explain how derivatives are essentially wagers—often on the fluctuations of national currencies—based on models that aggregate and price risk. They describe how these financial instruments are changing the face of capitalism, undermining the power of nations and perpetrating a new and less visible form of domination on postcolonial societies. As they ask: How does one know about, let alone demonstrate against, an unlisted, virtual, offshore corporation that operates in an unregulated electronic space using a secret proprietary trading strategy to buy and sell arcane financial instruments? LiPuma and Lee provide a necessary look at the obscure but consequential role of financial derivatives in the global economy.
Download or read book The Economics of Derivatives written by T. V. Somanathan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the beneficial and adverse effects of derivatives trading from economic theory and the recent economic history.
Download or read book The Power of Derivatives in the Global Financial System written by Maximilian A. Killinger and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Economics - Monetary theory and policy, grade: A, City University London, language: English, abstract: This work is to discuss the role and power of derivatives in the global financial markets and their ability to reduce, diversify and enhance risks associated with international capital flows. During the last two decades derivatives, as fiscal instruments, experienced enormous growth and gained increasingly of importance. This is mainly due to their ability to allow the spreading of risks in cross border capital movements, making such investments more appealing and the diversification of portfolios more likely. Yet, derivative markets are controversial because they are not well known outside a small group of specialists. Most people look at them with suspicion and focus on their role as highly effective instruments for speculation. Given the leverage they provide fortunes can be made or lost in the wink of an eye. Although derivatives do not create anything it will be shown in the course of this study that the importance of derivatives lies in the fact that they can be used to reduce, diversify and control uncertainty and risks associated with various corporate activities, thus creating substantial benefits as well as complexities. Section one is going to define the most common derivative products before addressing their general purpose followed by exemplifying two principal risks aligned with the use of derivatives, namely credit- and market risk. Subsequently this works is going to discuss the positive as well as the negative effects derivatives may have on banks and investors. Sections five, six and seven will then illuminate systematic predicaments, address risks and eventually conclude after having considered the entanglement and market share of derivatives. Warren Buffett, Forbes-listed as the richest person in the world, has called credit derivatives financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while now latent, are potentially lethal. Nominally they are insurances against defaults, but they encourage greater gambles and credit expansion, which are moral hazards whereas Alan Greenspan, on the other hand, observed that derivatives have come to play an exceptionally important role in our financial system and in our economy. These instruments allow users to unbundle risks and allocate them to the investors most willing and able to use them. It is this study’s object to illuminate the complexity of derivatives and exemplify both, their advantageous and unfavourable but yet undeniably powerful characteristics.
Download or read book Financial Derivatives written by Rob Quail and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Financial Derivatives" - Jetzt neu in der 3. komplett überarbeiteten Auflage! Dieses umfassende Nachschlagewerk bietet eine gründliche Einführung in das Thema Finanzderivate und ihre Bedeutung für das Risikomanagement im Unternehmensumfeld. Es vermittelt fundierte Kenntnisse zum Thema Finanzderivate, und zwar mit einem verständlich gehaltenen Minimum an Finanzmathematik, was Preisbildung und Bewertung angeht. Mit einer breitgefächerten Übersicht über die verschiedenen Arten von Finanzderivaten. Mit neuem Material zu Kreditderivaten und zur Kreditrisikobewertung bei Derivaten. Mit neuen und ausführlicheren Informationen zu den Themen Finanztechnik und strukturierte Finanzprodukte. "Financial Derivatives" - Ein unverzichtbarer Ratgeber für alle Finanzexperten im Bereich Risikomanagement.
Download or read book The Market for Financial Derivatives written by Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Derivatives written by Rob Quail and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential insights on the various aspects of financial derivatives If you want to understand derivatives without getting bogged down by the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation, Financial Derivatives 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 introduces 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, swaps, and structured products-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. Filled with helpful tables and charts, Financial Derivatives offers a wealth of knowledge on futures, options, swaps, financial engineering, and structured products. Discusses what derivatives are and how you can prudently implement them within the context of your underlying business activities Provides thorough coverage of financial derivatives and their role in risk management Explores financial derivatives without getting bogged down by the mathematics surrounding their pricing and valuation This informative guide will help you unlock the incredible potential of financial derivatives.
Download or read book Financial Derivatives written by Bishnupriya Mishra and published by Excel Books India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the recent decade, financial markets have been marked by excessive volatility and are associated with various risks. Derivatives are the instruments for managing risks. Derivatives are financial contracts whose value/price is dependent on the behavior of the price of one or more basic underlying assets which may be commodity or financial asset. In recent years, derivatives have become increasingly important in the field of finance. The book discusses at large the meaning, basic understanding, pricing and trading strategies of the financial derivatives. Common derivatives include options, forward contracts, futures contracts, and swaps. While futures and options are now actively traded on many exchanges, forward contracts are popular on the OTC market. This book provides a broad-based introduction to the technical aspects of the main classes of derivatives, the markets in which they are traded and the underlying concepts. This book is a comprehensive, industry-independent exploration of financial derivatives which offers an insightful look inside financial derivatives that is sweeping corporate world, banks, and investment finance. From reviewing the basic building blocks of financial derivatives to systematically examining the myriad of processes involved in creating innovative financial instruments, this lucid text provides professional advice to the learners. This book is intended as a text for MBA students specializing in the area of Finance, students of CA/ICWA, students of M.Com, academicians, researchers, practitioners and investors in general.
Download or read book The Development of Financial Derivatives Markets written by Sean M. O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Derivatives written by Jamil Baz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-12 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Following the Money written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-11-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many questions have been raised about America's status in the increasingly interconnected global economy. Yet key factsâ€"such as the amount of foreign assets abroad owned by U.S. citizensâ€"are not known. The crucial data needed to assess the U.S. position are unavailable. This volume explores significant shortcomings in U.S. data on international capital transactions and their implications for policymakers. The volume offers clearcut recommendations for U.S. agencies to bring data collection and analyses of the global economy into the twenty-first century. The volume explores: How factors emerging since the early 1980s have shaped world financial markets and revealed shortcomings in data collection and analysis. How the existing U.S. data system works and where it fails how measurements of international financial transactions are recorded; and how swaps, options, and futures present special reporting problems. How alternative methods, such as collecting data, from sources such as global custodians and international clearinghouses, might improve coverage and accuracy.
Download or read book Modelling Financial Derivatives with MATHEMATICA written by William T. Shaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-10 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD plus book for financial modelling, requires Mathematica 3 or 2.2; runs on most platforms.
Download or read book Accounting for Risk Hedging and Complex Contracts written by A. Rashad Abdel-Khalik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the exponential growth in financial derivatives, accounting standards setters have had to keep pace and devise new ways of accounting for transactions involving these instruments, especially hedging activities. Accounting for Risk, Hedging and Complex Contracts addresses the essential elements of these developments, exploring accounting as related to today's most relevant topics - risk, hedging, insurance, reinsurance, and more. The book begins by providing a basic foundation by discussing the concepts of risk, risk types and measurement, and risk management. It then introduces readers to the nature and valuation of free standing options, swaps, forward and futures as well as of embedded derivatives. Discussion and illustrations of the cash flow hedge and fair value hedge accounting treatments are offered in both single currency and multiple currency environments, including hedging net investment in foreign operations. The final chapter is devoted to the disclosure of financial instruments and hedging activities. The combination of these topics makes the book a must-have resource and reference in the field. With discussions of the basic tools and instruments, examinations of the related accounting, and case studies to help students apply their knowledge, this book is an essential, self-contained source for upper-level undergraduate and masters accounting students looking develop an understanding of accounting for today’s financial realities.
Download or read book Capitalism With Derivatives written by D. Bryan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-12-16 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the links between things as diverse as the prices of pork bellies, interest rates, and corporate stock? They are all being translated into risk and priced through the system of derivative markets. Financial derivatives are now the largest form of financial transaction in the world, and they are transforming in pervasive ways the lived experience of capitalist economies. Financial derivatives are anchoring the global financial system and challenging the conventional understanding of ownership, money and capital. These challenges are examined in this book, providing a significant reinterpretation of contemporary capitalism that will be of interest to both social scientists and conventional finance scholars.
