All about derivatives
Subtitle: the easy way to get started
By: Michael Durbin.
Series: "All about" series; "All about--" series (McGraw-Hill)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780071451475
Subjects: Derivative securities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-240) and index.
Table of contents: value: Derivatives in a nutshell; value: The forward contract; value: The futures contract; value: The swap contract; value: The option contract; value: Credit contracts; value: Using derivatives to manage risk; value: Pricing forwards and futures; value: Pricing swaps; value: Pricing options; value: Hedging a derivatives position; value: Postscript: good things and bad things.