Derivatives Markets (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Finance) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert L. Mcdonald
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 63629
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 912
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 032128030X
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6457
EAN: 9780321280305
ASIN: 032128030X
Publication Date: December 25, 2005
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Product Description
To be financially literate in today's market, business students must have a solid understanding of derivatives concepts and instruments and the uses of those instruments in corporations. The Second Edition has an accessible mathematical presentation, and more importantly, helps students gain intuition by linking theories and concepts together with an engaging narrative that emphasizes the core economic principles underlying the pricing and uses of derivatives.
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Better than John C. Hull October 12, 2008
Very easy to understand. IMO, it is the only book that is at par with, if not better than, John C. Hull's "Options, Futures And Other Derivatives."
Strongly recommended for everyone with even an oblique interest in the study of derivatives.
If Shreve and Karatzas is/are too dense, read this instead.
With all due respect, this book should inspire the Broadies and Dermans of the world to write such textbooks themselves, and the Sundaresans and Glassermans of the world to (also) cater to less scholarly minds (such as the undersigned).
-Kunal Kunde
What a good one! September 6, 2008
I got this book few months back, though little pricy but someone recommended it. I found it to be a wonderful blend of the economics and mathematics of derivatives pricing. After reading the book, i was comfortable with :
understanding of derivatives pricing models &
derivatives markets
I strongly recommend people giving their FRM, CFA and / or SOA certifications to get their hands on this book.
You would like it. A good reference book. Only issue is it is little too heavy, hence you cannot lie down and read it for a long time ;-)
Book is good; Price is not December 15, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was recommended this text book by the study material I was using to prepare the acturial exam FM. Then I came to check this book here and I found out that the price here is way too much higher. With this price, you can buy both the text book and its solution mannual in Actex Mad River with free UPS shipping. Hope this will help.
advanced, comprehensive treatment July 10, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
As financial instruments become ever more complex, McDonald's book gives a systematic treatment of the most common forms of derivatives. Providing a unified etymology that can help you understand how they work.
He groups options (puts and calls) with forward contracts like zero coupon bonds. Through numerous simple payoff graphs, as well as explanatory accompanying text, the ideas are easily grasped. The book starts with these ideas in its early chapters. Then it builds on them, to illustrate associated and often more elaborate constructs, as in insurance strategies for hedging.
Nor is the discussion confined to minimising one's risk. There is an alternative method, of deliberately speculating on volatility, for example.
The modelling of futures and options pricing is dealt with in detail. Including the seminal Black-Scholes formula and related analysis. The assumptions behind Black-Scholes are examined in detail, given the crucial influence of this on many types of pricing. The treatment gets rather advanced, invoking ideas like Monte Carlo simulations of stock prices.
The text is well suited for a graduate program in finance.
Very concise, focus on intuition February 8, 2005
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
As an MBA student at Kellogg School, I find this book is concise and easy to read. It also teaches me the intuition in derivatives and asset pricing. As it has both basic and advanced material, it can be used as a reference book as well.
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