Title: The Handbook of Fixed Income Options
First published: 1989
Description: The buying and selling of options based on fixed-income securities is no longer the exclusive domain of a small group of speculators and dealers. Option-based strategies such as caps and floors, swaps, straddles, covered calls, and compound options are just a few of the strategies financial and investment professionals are now using to lower their borrowing costs, enhance their investment returns, and protect the value of their fixed-income positions against adverse rate movements.

Options are indispensable to the fixed-income market, and for most financial professionals, options are the instrument of choice to manage interest rate risk. Completely revised and updated, The Handbook of Fixed Income Options addresses a variety of important issues, including: portfolio and trading strategies, valuing securities with embedded options, and risk-control tools with option features. This book is an invaluable reference source for financial professionals.

The Handbook of Fixed Income Options is designed to acquaint financial professionals with the broad range of option-based strategies available, as well as the analytical tools needed to implement them successfully. The Handbook of Fixed Income Options will help you keep pace with developments and remain competitive in this increasingly technical and complex market.
Subjects: Options (Finance), Fixed-income securities