Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    All About Derivatives Second Edition
    All About Derivatives Second Edition
    All About Derivatives Second Edition
    Ebook266 pages4 hours

    All About Derivatives Second Edition

    By Michael Durbin

    2.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DERIVATIVES

    All About Derivatives, Second Edition, presents the complex subject of financial derivatives with a clarity and coherence you won’t find in other books. Using real-world examples and simple language, it lucidly illustrates what derivatives are and why they are so powerful. This second edition of All About Derivatives provides a rock-solid foundation on:

    • The most common contracts available to you in today's market
    • Key concepts such as cost of carry, settlement, valuation, and payoff
    • Proven methods for establishing fair value
    • How leverage can work for you--and against you
    • The various derivative contracts traded today, including forwards, futures, swaps, and options
    • Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value
    • Hedging strategies for managing and reducing different types of risk

    INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW CHAPTER ON THE ROLE DERIVATIVES PLAYED IN THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
    Release dateDec 3, 2010
    ISBN9780071743525
    All About Derivatives Second Edition

    Read more from Michael Durbin

    Related to All About Derivatives Second Edition

    Related ebooks

    Investments & Securities For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      What I Learned from Losing $200 Million: The 2008 financial crisis taught me about the illusion of control, and how to give it up.

      Dec 24, 2015

      I’d lost almost $200 million in October. November wasn’t looking any better. It was 2008, after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Markets were in turmoil. Banks were failing left and right. I worked at a major investment bank, and while I didn’t think

      15 min read

    • Article

      The Smart Way To Make Money

      Nov 15, 2019

      most people are frightened of investing on the stock exchange. Especially if they’re nearing retirement or are retired, as people often are when they have substantial sums of money that could be invested in shares. Despite this, shares are among the

      3 min read

    • Article

      Stock Market Today: Tech Rallies, Nasdaq Just Shy of New Highs

      Jun 17, 2021

      The Nasdaq Composite pressed higher Thursday, to within just a few points of a fresh closing record, flipping the script on how the technology-heavy index has acted for much of 2021. The Federal Reserve yesterday revealed higher expectations for infl

      2 min read

    • Article

      Take A Closer Look At Hybrids

      Feb 26, 2020

      Take A Closer Look At Hybrids
      4 min read

    • Article

      Build The Perfect Portfolio

      Mar 31, 2021

      Build The Perfect Portfolio
      5 min read

    • Article

      10 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

      Apr 30, 2021

      Safe dividend stocks are like the equity investment world's version of having your cake and eating it, too: Not only do investors get a nice dividend payout every quarter, but they also participate in the stock's gains. If the stock price slides, the

      1 min read

    • Article

      Allocating And Maintaining Your Investment Capital

      Dec 18, 2020

      the key feature of a long-term portfolio is which assets you hold in it. But there are other considerations that you must also stay on top of. Firstly, how do you split the portfolio between passively and actively managed assets? I always advocate th

      2 min read

    • Article

      10 Best ETFs to Buy for an All-Weather Portfolio

      Aug 30, 2018

      It used to be that investors asked themselves the question, "How many mutual funds should I have in my portfolio?" They still ask the same question of diversification, but more in terms of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A portfolio of just two ETFs mi

      7 min read

    • Article

      A Little Hedging Can Go a Long Way to Protect Your Retirement Savings

      Jun 10, 2020

      "Don't worry, the market always comes back." If you haven't heard this comment yet -- from a well-meaning friend or co-worker, or maybe a concerned financial professional -- you almost surely will. We're all hoping for the best but bracing for the w

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Power of Index Funds

      Mar 7, 2019

      John Bogle used to joke that investing in managed mutual funds was like a second marriage: "It's the triumph of hope over experience." Bogle, an investment industry legend who died in January at 89, could have said the same about his own life. He sur

      5 min read

    • Article

      Rates Are Rising. Is It Time to Sell Your Bonds?

      Apr 11, 2018

      With interest rates still close to historic lows there has been lots of talk about how rising interest rates will reduce bond values. This hasn't been helped by President Trump's trade war threats, which have the potential of causing rising prices a

      6 min read

    • Article

      How to Cash In When Firms Merge

      Nov 1, 2019

      Wall Street has long been known for deal-making. But after a brisk first half of this year, the pace and value of deals has slowed considerably. Mergers and acquisitions announced in the third quarter of 2019 totaled $218 billion, down from $449 bill

      2 min read

    • Article

      Not Every Value Stock Is a Good One

      Oct 1, 2020

      When I fell in love with the stock market many years ago, it was value investing that lured me. I became enthralled by the great value books: Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, John Train’s The Money Masters and David Dreman’s Contrarian Inv

      5 min read

    • Article

      How Investors Can Prosper With Technical Analysis

      Feb 6, 2019

      Many investment advisors and money managers have a little secret. They will proudly tell you that they rely heavily on fundamental analysis, carefully weighing earnings, market share, competitive environment and demographic trends to select the best

      5 min read

    • Article

      Maybe Too Cheap?

      Jul 24, 2020

      Maybe Too Cheap?
      1 min read

    • Article

      Q&A

      Jan 1, 2024

      Think about a start-up, but at scale. An archetypal tech start-up is an egalitarian band of people on a mission. It’s not terribly hierarchical — people do whatever needs to be done, but they’re all pointed in the same direction. They keep iterating

      5 min read

    • Article

      Why Americans Talk Themselves Out of Retirement Security

      Jun 6, 2018

      When it comes to retirement planning, 56% of Americans say guaranteed income is their top priority, according to a 2017 study by TIAA-CREF. Another 22% want to ensure their savings are safe, regardless of what happens in the market. As pension plans

      4 min read

    • Article

      Ignore the Unicorn

      Jun 29, 2016

      Ignore the Unicorn
      2 min read

    • Article

      From Prisoner To Millionaire

      Dec 1, 2020

      From Prisoner To Millionaire
      4 min read

    • Article

      Branding for Good

      Sep 11, 2020

      Branding for Good
      3 min read

    • Article

      3 Common Money Myths You Probably Believe

      Apr 3, 2018

      If you want to build your wealth, it's never been easier to learn how to do that, thanks to the Internet. Anyone with an Internet connection can find the answers to just about any question in a matter of seconds. You can teach yourself almost anythin

      4 min read

    • Article

      Louis Camassa

      Oct 30, 2020

      Louis Camassa
      10 min read

    • Article

      Best Tips From The Top

      Sep 29, 2022

      Best Tips From The Top
      3 min read

    • Article

      Is That Hot Investment Worth the Risk?

      Sep 23, 2020

      Recently, we talked about how many folks are riding the wave of day trading activity that’s been encouraged by a climbing stock market. Day trading was trendy decades ago and popular again today, helped along by apps like Robinhood. Many people feel

      3 min read

    • Article

      What I Learned

      Aug 22, 2016

      What I Learned
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for All About Derivatives Second Edition

    2.5/5

    3 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      All About Derivatives Second Edition - Michael Durbin

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1