Derivatives Essentials: An Introduction to Forwards, Futures, Options and Swaps by Aron Gottesman
Description
Derivatives securities have always been somewhat of a mysterious legend to people outside of the loop. While it is true that it is an over-complicated system, dictated by market trends and detected by analysts, the truth of the mystery of derivatives is far from the truth. It is as palpable and achievable for anyone worth their salt.
Aron Gottesman’s “Derivatives Essentials: An Introduction to Forwards, Futures, Options and Swaps,” an adeptly-penned guide, by all means, provides some of the most extensive and most fulfilling coverage of derivatives products along with strategies that are far more detailed than simple directions. This book also keeps it clear that sophisticated skills and high I.Q.s are not very necessary to understand the inner pages of “Derivatives Essentials.”
About the Author
Aron Gottesman is a writer who writes on topics that mainly involve financial markets, derivative securities, and asset management. With more than over thirty academic papers and books published, he also works as a Professor of Finance at Pace University. In addition, he also holds a Ph.D. in Finance, an MBA in Finance, and a BA in Psychology from York University.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledge
- About the Author
- Part One: Introduction to Forwards, Futures, and Options
- Chapter One: Forwards and Futures
- Chapter Two: Call Options
- Chapter Three: Put Options
- Part Two: Pricing and Valuation
- Chapter Four: Useful Quantitative Concepts
- Chapter Five: Introduction to Pricing and Valuation
- Chapter Six: Understanding Pricing and Valuation
- Chapter Seven: The Binomial Pricing Model
- Part Three: The Greeks
- Chapter Eight: Introduction to the Greeks
- Chapter Nine: Understanding Delta and Gamma
- Chapter Ten: Understanding Vega, Rho, and Theta
- Part Four: Trading Strategies
- Chapter Eleven: Price and Volatility Trading Strategies
- Chapter Twelve: Synthetic, Protective, and Yield-Enhancing Trading Strategies
- Chapter Thirteen: Spread Trading Strategies
- Part Five: Swaps
- Chapter Fourteen: Interest Rate Swaps
- Chapter Fifteen: Credit Default Swaps, Cross-Currency Swaps, and Other Swaps
- Appendix: Solutions to Knowledge Check Questions
- Index
