Options, Futures & Other Derivatives (5th Ed.)

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Options, Futures & Other Derivatives (5th Ed.) by John C.Hull

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Options and Futures, Financial Engineering, and Risk Management, typically found in business, finance, economics and mathematics departments. This fifth edition text represents how academia and real-world practice have come together with a common respect and focus of theory and practice. It provides a unifying approach to the valuation of all derivatives. This popular course text is considered to be “the bible” by practitioners. The fifth edition has a total of seven new chapters.

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JOHN C. HULL’S Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives is unique in that it is both a best-selling college textbook and the “bible” in trading rooms throughout the world.

The Fifth Edition continues to offer the most current topics in the field with the addition of seven NEW chapters:

CHAPTER 4—”Hedging Strategies Using Futures,”a new chapter on the use of futures for hedging.
CHAPTER 20—”More on Models and Numerical Procedures.”
CHAPTER 25—”Swaps Revisited,”gives the reader insight into the range of nonstandard swap products.
CHAPTER 27—”Credit Derivatives,”explains how these products work and how they should be valued.
CHAPTER 28—”Real Options,”provides realistic examples showing how the real options approach can be used in capital investment appraisal.
CHAPTER 29—”Insurance, heather, and Energy Derivatives,”explains non-traditional derivatives and their role in risk management.
CHAPTER 30—”Derivatives, Mishaps, and What We Can Learn From Them.

Learn about Option (finance):

In finance, an option is a contract which gives the buyer (the owner or holder of the option) the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price prior to or on a specified date, depending on the form of the option. The strike price may be set by reference to the spot price (market price) of the underlying security or commodity on the day an option is taken out, or it may be fixed at a discount or at a premium. The seller has the corresponding obligation to fulfill the transaction – to sell or buy – if the buyer (owner) “exercises” the option. An option that conveys to the owner the right to buy at a specific price is referred to as a call; an option that conveys the right of the owner to sell at a specific price is referred to as a put. Both are commonly traded, but the call option is more frequently discussed.

The seller may grant an option to a buyer as part of another transaction, such as a share issue or as part of an employee incentive scheme, otherwise a buyer would pay a premium to the seller for the option. A call option would normally be exercised only when the strike price is below the market value of the underlying asset, while a put option would normally be exercised only when the strike price is above the market value. When an option is exercised, the cost to the buyer of the asset acquired is the strike price plus the premium, if any. When the option expiration date passes without the option being exercised, the option expires and the buyer would forfeit the premium to the seller. In any case, the premium is income to the seller, and normally a capital loss to the buyer.

The owner of an option may on-sell the option to a third party in a secondary market, in either an over-the-counter transaction or on an options exchange, depending on the option. The market price of an American-style option normally closely follows that of the underlying stock being the difference between the market price of the stock and the strike price of the option. The actual market price of the option may vary depending on a number of factors, such as a significant option holder may need to sell the option as the expiry date is approaching and does not have the financial resources to exercise the option, or a buyer in the market is trying to amass a large option holding. The ownership of an option does not generally entitle the holder to any rights associated with the underlying asset, such as voting rights or any income from the underlying asset, such as a dividend.

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