Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets

 For undergraduate courses in derivatives, options and futures, financial engineering, financial mathematics, and risk management.

A reader-friendly book with an abundance of numerical and real-life examples.

Based on Hull's Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets presents an accessible and student-friendly overview of the topic without the use of calculus. Packed with numerical examples and accounts of real-life situations, this text effectively guides students through the material while helping them prepare for the working world.

1. Introduction

2. Mechanics of futures markets

3. Hedging strategies using futures

4. Interest rates

5. Determination of forward and futures prices

6. Interest rate futures

7. Swaps

8. Securitization and the credit crisis of 2007

9. Mechanics of options markets

10. Properties of stock options

11. Trading strategies involving options

12. Introduction to binomial trees

13. Valuing stock options: The Black--Scholes--Merton model

14. Employee stock options

15. Options on stock indices and currencies

16. Futures options

17. The Greek letters

18. Binomial trees in practice

19. Volatility smiles

20. Value at risk

21. Interest rate options

22. Exotic options and other nonstandard products

23. Credit derivatives

24. Weather, energy, and insurance derivatives

25. Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn from them

Answers to Quiz Questions

Glossary of terms

DerivaGem software

Major exchanges trading futures and options

Tables for N(x)

Index