DERIVATIVES DEMYSTIFIED A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO FORWARDS FUTURES SWAPS AND OPTIONS (H/C)

DERIVATIVES ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE MODERN WORLD AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE IN BANKING, INVESTMENT AND FINANCE TO HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT. DERIVATIVES DEMYSTIFIED PROVIDES A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO THE SUBJECT, ENABLING THE READER TO HAVE A SOLID, WORKING UNDERSTANDING OF KEY DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS. ADOPTING A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE APPROACH, THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHTFORWARD TERMS AND WITHOUT THE COMPLEX MATHEMATICS THAT UNDERLIE THE SUBJECT, FOCUSING ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, CASE STUDIES AND EXAMPLES OF HOW THE PRODUCTS ARE USED TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. DERIVATIVES DEMYSTIFIED FOLLOWS A SEQUENCE THAT IS DESIGNED TO SHOW THAT, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES, THERE ARE ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS, NAMELY FORWARDS AND FUTURES, SWAPS AND OPTIONS. THE BOOK SHOWS HOW EACH BUILDING BLOCK IS APPLIED TO DIFFERENT MARKETS AND TO THE SOLUTION OF VARIOUS RISK MANAGEMENT AND TRADING PROBLEMS. THIS NEW EDITION WILL BE