Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this successful book is regarded as “the bible” in trading rooms throughout the world. Hull offers a clear presentation with various numerical examples, as well as good practical knowledge of how derivatives are priced and traded.

Table of Contents

Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Mechanics of Futures Markets.
3. Hedging Strategies Using Futures.
4. Interest Rates.
5. Determination of Forward and Futures Prices.
6. Interest Rate Futures.
7. Swaps.
8. Mechanics of Options Markets.
9. Properties of Stock Options.
10. Trading Strategies Involving Options.
11. Binomial Trees.
12. Wiener Processes and Ito’s Lemma.
13. The Black-Scholes-Merton Model.
14. Options on Stock Indices, Currencies, and Futures.
15. Greek Letters.
16. Volatility Smiles.
17. Basic Numerical Procedures.
18. Value at Risk.
19. Estimating Volatilities and Correlations for Risk Management.
20. Credit Risk.
21. Credit Derivatives.
22. Exotic Options.
23. Insurance, Weather, and Energy Derivatives.
24. More on Models and Numerical Procedures.
25. Martingales and Measures.
26. Interest Rate Derivatives: The Standard Market Models.
27. Convexity, Timing, and Quanto Adjustments.
28. Interest Rate Derivatives: Models of the Short Rate.
29. Interest Rate Derivatives: HJM and LMM.
30. Swaps Revisited.
31. Real Options.
32. Derivatives Mishaps and What We Can Learn from Them.
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.
Author Index.
Subject Index.