Fundamentals of Futures
and Options Markets, Ninth Edition
Chapter
Outline:
- Introduction
- Futures
Markets and Central Counterparties
- Hedging
Strategies Using Futures
- Interest
Rates
- Determination
of Forward and Futures Prices
- Interest
Rate Futures
- Swaps
- Securitization
and the Credit Crisis of 2007
- Mechanics
of Options Markets
- Properties
of Stock Options
- Trading
Strategies Involving Options
- Introduction
to Binomial Trees
- Valuing
Stock Options: The Black-Scholes-Merton Model
- Employee
Stock Options
- Options
on Stock Indices and Currencies
- Futures
Options and Black’s Model
- The
Greek Letters
- Binomial
Trees in Practice
- Volatility
Smiles
- Value
at Risk and Expected Shortfall
- Interest-Rate
Options
- Exotic
Options and Other Non-Standard Instruments
- Credit
Derivatives
- Insurance,
Weather, Energy, and Credit Derivatives
- Derivatives
Disasters and What We Can Learn From Them
Answers to Quiz Questions
Glossary of Terms
DerivaGem Software
Major Exchanges Trading Futures
and Options
Table for N(x) when x<0
Table for N(x) when x>0
Index