Derivatives: A Comprehensive Resource for Options, Futures, Interest Rate Swaps, and Mortgage Securities (Financial Management Association Survey and Synthesis Series)
Derivatives will become known as the comprehensive and definitive work on these financial instruments. “Arditti does a remarkable job explaining the theory and practice of derivative securities.”–Harry M. Markowitz, Nobel Laureate for Economics, 1990.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars Very poorly written
I found Arditti’s writing to be simply attrocious. What the marketplace needs is a clear, concise guide to instrument structure and valuation, and Mr. Arditti writes in circles. As an example, his chapter on option pricing refers to “using the methods used previously in this chapter” without referring to how to apply these to the method just introduced. The method just introduced was explained using numbers that were presumably fabricated, but lord only knows, because the author can’t be bothered to specify how his example was structured.
In trying to explain things simply, the author fails to explain anything clearly. “Derivatives” is an extreme disappointment. As a reference, this book may have some use, but if you’re looking to learn something from it, stear clear.
4 Stars Very good Book for a practitioner
I found the book very useful in practice. It gave you a lot of details.
4 Stars EXCELLENT AND IN PATCHES OUTSTANDING
This book is an excellent resource for beginning and intermediate level fund managers who want to understand the derivatives to be able to use them in risk hedging and income maximization.
The book is excellently organized in four sections and each section is self sufficient. Each of the sections begin with basics, illustrates the concepts with example, introduces the mathematics of pricing and methodology of hedginag of risks
Every section has also a nice subsection on terminology and definitions.
The book is an excellent attempt to explain a highly technical and complex subject.The section on Interest Rate swaps is outstanding. A must read for all corporate money managers and a must addition to all financial libraries.
5 Stars He knows how to design derivatives and make them work
I am completely satisfied with this book. He knows how to design derivatives and make them work. This book does a remarkable job of explaining the theory and practice of derivative securities.
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