The Social Life of Financial Derivatives

The Social Life of Financial Derivatives
Author: Edward LiPuma
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0822372835

In The Social Life of Financial Derivatives Edward LiPuma theorizes the profound social dimensions of derivatives markets and the processes, rituals, and belief systems that drive them. In response to the 2008 financial crisis and drawing on his experience trading derivatives, LiPuma outlines how they function as complex devices that organize speculative capital as well as the ways derivative-driven capitalism not only produces the conditions for its own existence, but also penetrates the fabric of everyday life. Framing finance as a form of social life and highlighting the intrinsically social character of financial derivatives, LiPuma deepens our understanding of derivatives so that we may someday use them to serve the public well-being.

Financial Derivatives

Financial Derivatives
Author: Jamil Baz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2004-01-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521815109

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Financial Derivatives

Financial Derivatives
Author: Rob Quail
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2003-03-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471467669

"Financial Derivatives" - Jetzt neu in der 3. komplett überarbeiteten Auflage! Dieses umfassende Nachschlagewerk bietet eine gründliche Einführung in das Thema Finanzderivate und ihre Bedeutung für das Risikomanagement im Unternehmensumfeld. Es vermittelt fundierte Kenntnisse zum Thema Finanzderivate, und zwar mit einem verständlich gehaltenen Minimum an Finanzmathematik, was Preisbildung und Bewertung angeht. Mit einer breitgefächerten Übersicht über die verschiedenen Arten von Finanzderivaten. Mit neuem Material zu Kreditderivaten und zur Kreditrisikobewertung bei Derivaten. Mit neuen und ausführlicheren Informationen zu den Themen Finanztechnik und strukturierte Finanzprodukte. "Financial Derivatives" - Ein unverzichtbarer Ratgeber für alle Finanzexperten im Bereich Risikomanagement.

Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk

Financial Derivatives and the Globalization of Risk
Author: Benjamin Lee
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2004-09-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0822386127

The market for financial derivatives is far and away the largest and most powerful market in the world, and it is growing exponentially. In 1970 the yearly valuation of financial derivatives was only a few million dollars. By 1980 the sum had swollen to nearly one hundred million dollars. By 1990 it had climbed to almost one hundred billion dollars, and in 2000 it approached one hundred trillion. Created and sustained by a small number of European and American banks, corporations, and hedge funds, the derivatives market has an enormous impact on the economies of nations—particularly poorer nations—because it controls the price of money. Derivatives bought and sold by means of computer keystrokes in London and New York affect the price of food, clothing, and housing in Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, and Buenos Aires. Arguing that social theorists concerned with globalization must familiarize themselves with the mechanisms of a world economy based on the rapid circulation of capital, Edward LiPuma and Benjamin Lee offer a concise introduction to financial derivatives. LiPuma and Lee explain how derivatives are essentially wagers—often on the fluctuations of national currencies—based on models that aggregate and price risk. They describe how these financial instruments are changing the face of capitalism, undermining the power of nations and perpetrating a new and less visible form of domination on postcolonial societies. As they ask: How does one know about, let alone demonstrate against, an unlisted, virtual, offshore corporation that operates in an unregulated electronic space using a secret proprietary trading strategy to buy and sell arcane financial instruments? LiPuma and Lee provide a necessary look at the obscure but consequential role of financial derivatives in the global economy.

Modelling Financial Derivatives with MATHEMATICA ®

Modelling Financial Derivatives with MATHEMATICA ®
Author: William T. Shaw
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 570
Release: 1998-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521592338

CD plus book for financial modelling, requires Mathematica 3 or 2.2; runs on most platforms.

Financial Derivatives in Theory and Practice

Financial Derivatives in Theory and Practice
Author: Philip Hunt
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2004-07-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780470863589

The term Financial Derivative is a very broad term which has come to mean any financial transaction whose value depends on the underlying value of the asset concerned. Sophisticated statistical modelling of derivatives enables practitioners in the banking industry to reduce financial risk and ultimately increase profits made from these transactions. The book originally published in March 2000 to widespread acclaim. This revised edition has been updated with minor corrections and new references, and now includes a chapter of exercises and solutions, enabling use as a course text. Comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of financial derivatives. Discusses and elaborates on the theory of interest rate derivatives, an area of increasing interest. Divided into two self-contained parts ? the first concentrating on the theory of stochastic calculus, and the second describes in detail the pricing of a number of different derivatives in practice. Written by well respected academics with experience in the banking industry. A valuable text for practitioners in research departments of all banking and finance sectors. Academic researchers and graduate students working in mathematical finance.

Financial Derivatives

Financial Derivatives
Author: Keith Redhead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

A complete, highly accessible introduction to futures, forwards, options and swaps. Covers stock index futures, and short- and long-term interest rate futures. Discusses advanced strategies, including currency forwards and futures, options, arbitrage, Black-Scholes and Binomial option pricing models. Discusses swaps. Presents numerous examples and worked "activities" to illustrate techniques and facilitate self-assessment. Undergraduate and postgraduate introductory courses in financial derivatives, financial markets, institutions and investments.

Financial Derivatives Modeling

Financial Derivatives Modeling
Author: Christian Ekstrand
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011-08-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642221556

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the modeling of financial derivatives, covering all major asset classes (equities, commodities, interest rates and foreign exchange) and stretching from Black and Scholes' lognormal modeling to current-day research on skew and smile models. The intended reader has a solid mathematical background and is a graduate/final-year undergraduate student specializing in Mathematical Finance, or works at a financial institution such as an investment bank or a hedge fund.

Derivatives in Financial Markets with Stochastic Volatility

Derivatives in Financial Markets with Stochastic Volatility
Author: Jean-Pierre Fouque
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2000-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521791632

This book, first published in 2000, addresses pricing and hedging derivative securities in uncertain and changing market volatility.