TY - BOOK AU - Bloss,Michael AU - Bloss,Michael AU - Ernst,Dietmar AU - Häcker,Joachim TI - Derivatives: An authoritative guide to derivatives for financial intermediaries and investors SN - 9783486586329 AV - HG4026 U1 - 658.15 23 PY - 2009///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, KW - Derivative securities KW - Derivate KW - Finance KW - Finanzierung KW - Investment KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management KW - bisacsh N1 - Front Matter --; Contents --; 1 How derivative exchanges and markets are structured --; Preface --; Authors --; Introductory Note --; List of Abbreviations --; 2 Set-up and structure of derivatives exchanges - the Eurex case study --; 3 Options - Conditional derivatives --; 4 The pricing of options --; 5 Strategies involving options --; Back Matter --; 6 Futures - unconditional derivative instruments --; 7 Pricing of futures --; 8 Strategies involving futures --; 9 Options on futures, synthetic structures and combinations --; 10 Foreign currency derivatives --; 11 Commodity futures trading --; 12 Pricing and infuencing factors in commodity futures trading --; 13 Strategies with commodity futures and currency futures --; 14 Over the counter derivatives --; 15 Credit derivatives --; 16 Structuring complex portfolios with derivatives --; 17 Margining --; Appendix --; Subject Index; restricted access N2 - Options and futures are among the most important tools in todays financial world. While the book focuses on the contracts traded on derivatives exchange, options and futures, we will also scrutinize the OTC-markets and exotic deals. Due to its didactic overall set-up, this book serves as both a manual for practitioners and a classical textbook for students. The book is written in co-operation with Eurex by academic orientated investment banking professionals. It is applicable to either the finance student or the business person; Options and futures are among the most important tools in todays financial world. While the book focuses on the contracts traded on derivatives exchange, options and futures, we will also scrutinize the OTC-markets and exotic deals. Due to its didactic overall set-up, this book serves as both, a manual for practitioners and a classical textbook for students UR - https://doi.org/10.1524/9783486592931 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783486592931 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783486592931/original ER -