Introduction to Derivative Financial Instruments: Bonds, Swaps, Options, and Hedging

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McGraw Hill Professional, 2. märts 2008 - 400 pages
  • Over 6,000 banking, industrial, and government executives worldwide have participated in the author's seminars
  • The value of the hedge fund market in 2007 has already topped $1.5 trillion.

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Contents

Beware of Assumed Exposure and Illiquidity
95
Options
147
Risk Control for Options
225
Futures Forwards and Swaps
269
Index
349
Copyright

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Page 15 - An option is a contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset, at a specific price, on or before a certain date.
Page 91 - ... resulting designation. • For a derivative designated as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or a firm commitment (referred to as a fair value hedge), the gain or loss...
Page 156 - Option: Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date.
Page 39 - ... makes a profit. The lower the spot price, the more is the profit he makes. If the spot price of the underlying is higher than the strike price, he lets his option expire unexercised.
Page 143 - ... not affect earnings. Our proposed standard provides optional hedge accounting for many derivatives. Gains or losses on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, that is that are effective and do not have a speculative aspect to them, should have little or no net effect on a company's earnings. They will be offset by comparable losses or gains on the thing that is being hedged, and the result is little or no volatility in earnings.
Page 42 - An options contract bestows upon its owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the underlying futures contract at a specified time and "strike
Page 287 - Forward Rate Agreement (FRA): A contract in which two counterparties agree on the interest rate to be paid on a notional deposit of specified maturity at a specific future time.
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About the author (2008)

Dimitris N. Chorafas, Dr.Sc., has worked internationally as an advisor to financial institutions and industrial corporations since 1961. Over 6,000 banking, industrial, and government executives worldwide have participated in his seminars. Dr. Chorafas is the author or numerous business titles, including McGraw-Hill's Managing Derivative Risk Dr. Chorafas has taught at universities in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Switzerland.

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