Download or read book Options on Futures written by John F. Summa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased marketplace volatility and the expanding size of capital markets have led to an explosion of interest in options on futures. What makes these instruments so attractive is that they allow traders to profit from movements in the markets using little up-front capital and plenty of leverage. At the same time, they provide an excellent hedge against the risks associated with capital market investments. This book demystifies these notoriously difficult-to-understand instruments and provides state-of-the-art strategies and tools for making the most of options on futures. John F. Summa (New Haven, CT) is a CTA and cofounder of OptionsNerd.com, an online service providing market commentary, trading advisories, and assistance with trading system development. Jonathan Lubow (Randolph, NJ) is cofounder and Vice President of Trader's Edge, a futures and options brokerage.
Download or read book Options Futures and Other Derivatives written by John Hull and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and revised to reflect the most current information, this introduction to futures and options markets is ideal for those with a limited background in mathematics. Based on Hull's Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, one of the best-selling books on Wall Street, this book presents an accessible overview of the topic without the use of calculus. Packed with numerical samples and accounts of real-life situations, the Fifth Edition effectively guides readers through the material while providing them with a host of tangible examples. For professionals with a career in futures and options markets, financial engineering and/or risk management.
Download or read book Options Futures and Other Derivatives eBook Global Edition written by John C. Hull and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. For graduate courses in business, economics, financial mathematics, and financial engineering; for advanced undergraduate courses with students who have good quantitative skills; and for practitioners involved in derivatives markets Practitioners refer to it as “the bible;” in the university and college marketplace it’s the best seller; and now it’s been revised and updated to cover the industry’s hottest topics and the most up-to-date material on new regulations. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by John C. Hull bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing a current look at the industry, a careful balance of mathematical sophistication, and an outstanding ancillary package that makes it accessible to a wide audience. Through its coverage of important topics such as the securitisation and the credit crisis, the overnight indexed swap, the Black-Scholes-Merton formulas, and the way commodity prices are modeled and commodity derivatives valued, it helps students and practitioners alike keep up with the fast pace of change in today’s derivatives markets. This program provides a better teaching and learning experience—for you and your students. Here’s how: Bridges the gap between theory and practice—a best-selling college text, and considered “the bible” by practitioners, it provides the latest information in the industry Provides the right balance of mathematical sophistication—careful attention to mathematics and notation.
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Download or read book Stocks Bonds Options Futures written by New York Institute of Finance and published by Prentice Hall Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the basics of the securities industry and the functions of Wall Street discusses common stock, transactions, bonds, options trading, mutual funds, and regulations of the securities markets
Download or read book Trading in Oil Futures and Options written by Sally Clubley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trading in Oil Futures and Options, thoroughly revised and updated, provides practical advice on when to make the decision to use futures; choosing a broker; and the mechanics of futures trading. This new edition has been extended to include all oil market trading instruments, and also gas and electricity derivatives. Updates the only comprehensive guide to oil futures and options Presents an international outlook on the topic Features a chapter on technical analysis and an appendix on the costs of futures trading
Download or read book Options Futures and Other Derivatives written by John Hull and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2012 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergraduate and graduate courses in derivatives, options and futures, financial engineering, financial mathematics, and risk management. Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this highly successful book is the top seller among both the academic audience and derivative practitioners around the world.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Options and Futures written by Scott Barrie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated, this practical guide has the information investors need to keep up in the complex, fast-paced, and highly profitable world of options and futures, where everything is in play-from oil to diamonds, poultry to vaccines, franchises to coffee. Provides cutting edge information on energy futures and options Tools for creating flexible strategies that can move with the times New information on the solid standbys like livestock, precious metals, and equities Keyed to the new realities of the global economy, making this book vital for investors at all levels Highly respected expert author
Download or read book The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook written by Galen Burghardt and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-07-14 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eurodollar trading volume is exploding, with no end in sight tools phenomenal growth. The Eurodollar Futures and Options Handbook provides traders and investors with the complete range of current research on Eurodollar futures and options, now the most widely traded money market contracts in the world. The only current book on this widely-followed topic, it features chapters written by Eurodollar experts from JP Morgan, Mellon Capital, Merrill Lynch, and other global trading giants, and will quickly become a required reference for all Eurodollar F&O traders and investors.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets written by John C. Hull and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition presents a reader-friendly textbook with lots of numerical examples and accounts of real-life situations.
Download or read book Trading in Options on Futures written by James T. Colburn and published by Prentice Hall Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-written, comprehensive guide to all the essentials of trading in options on futures contracts. Includes thorough discussion of futures options strategies, criteria for evaluating option premiums, including historical and implied volatility, and sensitivity measures (delta, gamma, vega, theta). The best book for those interested in learning about futures options.
Download or read book How to Start Day Trading Futures Options and Indices written by Jeffrey Katz and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The same electronic trading forces that are changing the face of stock trading, are moving into the futures and options market, where traders can trade the entire stock market rather than just one stock at a time. Some of the richest opportunities to trade the stock market can be found at the futures and options exchanges. This work aims to teach the novice trader everything necessary to get started in electronically day trading the equity index markets.
Download or read book Futures and Options Markets written by Colin Andre Carter and published by Rebeltext. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Futures and Options Markets: An Introduction provides the reader with an economic understanding of the development and operation of global futures and options markets, where everything from coffee to gold to foreign currencies are traded. Starting with the fundamentals of commodity futures, the text advances the reader through the exciting world of financial futures and options, including currencies and equity indexes. Utilizing real-world examples, this text brings the markets to life by explaining how and why these markets function, how they indirectly affect us in our daily lives, and how they are used to manage market risk"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Derivatives Essentials written by Aron Gottesman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, practical guide to working effectively with derivative securities products Derivatives Essentials is an accessible, yet detailed guide to derivative securities. With an emphasis on mechanisms over formulas, this book promotes a greater understanding of the topic in a straightforward manner, using plain-English explanations. Mathematics are included, but the focus is on comprehension and the issues that matter most to practitioners—including the rights and obligations, terms and conventions, opportunities and exposures, trading, motivation, sensitivities, pricing, and valuation of each product. Coverage includes forwards, futures, options, swaps, and related products and trading strategies, with practical examples that demonstrate each concept in action. The companion website provides Excel files that illustrate pricing, valuation, sensitivities, and strategies discussed in the book, and practice and assessment questions for each chapter allow you to reinforce your learning and gauge the depth of your understanding. Derivative securities are a complex topic with many "moving parts," but practitioners must possess a full working knowledge of these products to use them effectively. This book promotes a truly internalized understanding rather than rote memorization or strict quantitation, with clear explanations and true-to-life examples. Understand the concepts behind derivative securities Delve into the nature, pricing, and offset of sensitivities Learn how different products are priced and valued Examine trading strategies and practical examples for each product Pricing and valuation is important, but understanding the fundamental nature of each product is critical—it gives you the power to wield them more effectively, and exploit their natural behaviors to achieve both short- and long-term market goals. Derivatives Essentials provides the clarity and practical perspective you need to master the effective use of derivative securities products.
Download or read book Trading VIX Derivatives written by Russell Rhoads and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to using the VIX to forecast and trade markets Known as the fear index, the VIX provides a snapshot of expectations about future stock market volatility and generally moves inversely to the overall stock market. Trading VIX Derivatives will show you how to use the Chicago Board Options Exchange's S&P 500 volatility index to gauge fear and greed in the market, use market volatility to your advantage, and hedge stock portfolios. Engaging and informative, this book skillfully explains the mechanics and strategies associated with trading VIX options, futures, exchange traded notes, and options on exchange traded notes. Many market participants look at the VIX to help understand market sentiment and predict turning points. With a slew of VIX index trading products now available, traders can use a variety of strategies to speculate outright on the direction of market volatility, but they can also utilize these products in conjunction with other instruments to create spread trades or hedge their overall risk. Reviews how to use the VIX to forecast market turning points, as well as reveals what it takes to implement trading strategies using VIX options, futures, and ETNs Accessible to active individual traders, but sufficiently sophisticated for professional traders Offers insights on how volatility-based strategies can be used to provide diversification and enhance returns Written by Russell Rhoads, a top instructor at the CBOE's Options Institute, this book reflects on the wide range of uses associated with the VIX and will interest anyone looking for profitable new forecasting and trading techniques.
Download or read book CBOT Handbook of Futures and Options written by CBOT and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-04-14 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CBOT trading volume is exploding from over 400 million contracts traded in 2003 to more than 599 million in 2004 The handbook details how electronic trading is overtaking and surpassing traditional open outcry trading, and details specific issues and obstacles for trading in this transformed marketplace Traders receive essential data on major futures contracts, including volume, contract specifications, and key exchanges
Download or read book Introduction to Derivatives written by R. Stafford Johnson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Derivatives: Options, Futures, and Swaps offers a comprehensive coverage of derivatives. The text covers a broad range of topics, including basic and advanced option and futures strategies, the binomial option pricing model, the Black-Scholes-Merton model, exotic options, binomial interest rate trees, dynamic portfolio insurance, the management of equity, currency, and fixed-income positions with derivatives, interest rate, currency, and credit default swaps, embedded options, and asset-backed securities and their derivatives. With over 300 end-of-chapter problems and web exercises, an appendix explaining Bloomberg derivative information and functions, and an accompanying software derivatives program, this book has a strong pedagogical content that will take students from a fundamental to an advanced understanding of derivatives.
