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Financial Options:
From Theory to Practice

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Price: US$34/HK$625
(all inclusive)

Author:
Stephen Figlewski
Book Type: Softcover
Number of Pages: 580
Publisher: Irwin
Published Date: 1992

Description:

Financial Options is the first comprehensive guide to link option theory with the practical applications of the theory. This book's unique approach is simple to follow, with information organized for easy access.

Discover how to make more profitable trades! Financial Options explains option valuation theories with little math and shows you how they apply to actual trading practices and market moves. In addition to the general principles of option trading and valuation, readers will find information on specific types of financial options and valuable coverage of: The institutional and theoretical framework for understanding options and options markets. The application of option pricing models to specific types of markets; Issues that transcend any particular options market, such as liquidity costs associated with trades, techniques used to estimate volatility, and the numerical methods that must be applied to many option valuation problems.

Contents
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Preface   v
PART 1---THEORY  
  Introduction: Options and Options Markets
  3
  Stephen Figlewski
   
  William L. Silber
   
  Basic Price Relationships and Basic Trading Strategies
  20
  Stephen Figlewski
   
  Theoretical Valuation Models
  77
  Stephen Figlewski
   
  The Early Exercise Feature of American Options
  135
  Marti G. Subrahmanyam
   
PART 2---APPLICATIONS  
  Stock Index Options
  187
  Menachem Brenner
   
  Interest Rate Caps and Floors
  220
  Richard C. Stapleton
   
  Marti G. Subrahmanyam
   
  Options on Foreign Currencies
  281
  Richard C. Stapleton
   
  Constantine Thanassoulas
   
  Options on Interest Sensitive Securities
  314
  Thomas Ho
   
  Allen A. Abrahamson
   
  Option Features of Corporate Securities
  357
  Sang Yong Park
   
  Marti G. Subrahmanyam
   
  The Option Feature in Mortagages
  415
  Robert Gerber
   
  Andrew Carron
   
  Portfolio Insurance and Option Replication Strategies
  454
  Mark Kritzman
   
PART 3---IMPLEMENTATION  
  Marketmaking in Options: Principles and Implications
  485
  William L. Silber
   
  Estimating Volatility
  516
  Stephen J. Brown
   
  An Introduction to Numerical Methods in Option Pricing
  538
  Georges Courtadon
   
Index   574
Contributors   580

 

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