Collection of articles presented at the First Indian Derivatives Conference, on December 10-12, 1997, organised by Invest India Economic Foundation.

In recent years, complex financial products - such as asset-backed securities, derivatives, credit-default swaps, and collateralised debt obligations - have proliferated in developing countries. These products have become highly popular with banks and financial institutions as they allow them to hedge their risks and manage their financial resources more efficiently. Although various structured products have enabled the transfer of risks and enhanced the liquidity of instruments, the recent turmoil in the US sub-prime mortgage market and related developments connected with complex derivatives have also brought to the fore the risks posed by these instruments. In India, financial products such as mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities are in existence. Besides the securitized products, the Indian forex and rupee derivative markets have also developed significantly over the years. In its Annual Policy Statement for the year 2008-2009, the Reserve Bank of India announced the introduction of currency futures in the eligible exchanges. This book explains the basics of financial derivatives and their growth and role in the Indian financial system.

Derivatives have been around for a long time. But of late, they have been raising quite a storm. This is due to the current volume of trade, wide choice of products, the growing number and variety of users and range of purposes for which they are being us

Derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from some other asset called the underlying. In commodity derivative markets raw products are traded. These commodities are traded on regulated commodity exchanges, in which they are bought and sold in standardized contracts. This study is interesting in as much as it provides a detailed analysis of commodity derivatives which were traditionally developed for risk management purposes are now growing in popularity as an investment tool. Also by critically examining the demarcation between the commodity and the security market, this book puts in perspective the need for the integration of the two markets, which would enable both the markets to benefit from economies of scale and also from the synergy generated.

Derivatives market a significant role to play in a country's economic development. The study's objective is to investigate the effect on the underlying market volatility of financial derivatives (futures and options). Currently, financial derivatives have become increasingly popular and utmost frequently used in the world of finance. This has grown with an extraordinary speed all over the world that now it is called as the derivatives revolution. In India, the emergence and growth of the derivatives market is relatively more derivative. This article aims to study futures and options by considering a company derivative from Indian stock market. This paper aims at suggesting the best possible ways to investors to gain more profits in derivative markets.

Designed as a text for postgraduate students of management, commerce, and financial studies, this compact text clearly explains the subject without the mathematical complexities one comes across in many textbooks. The book deals with derivatives and their pricing, keeping the Indian regulatory and trading environment as the backdrop. What’s more, each product is explained in detail with illustrative examples so as to make it easier for comprehension. The book first introduces the readers to the derivatives market and the quantitative foundations. Then it goes on to give a detailed description of the Forward Agreements, Interest Rate Futures, and Stock Index Futures and Swaps. The text also focuses on Options—Option Pricing, Option Hedging and Option Trading Strategies. It concludes with a discussion on OTC derivatives. KEY FEATURES : The application of each derivative product is illustrated with the help of solved examples. Practice problems are given at the end of each chapter. A detailed glossary, important formulae and major website addresses are included in the book. This book would also be of immense benefit to students pursuing courses in CA, ICWA and CFA.

Derivatives and Risk Management provides readers with a thorough knowledge of the functions of derivatives and the many risks associated with their use. It covers particular derivative instruments available in India and the four types of derivatives. It is useful for postgraduate students of commerce, finance and management, fund managers, risk-management specialists, treasury managers, students taking the CFA examinations and anyone who wants to understand the derivatives market in India.

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The study is conducted to establish the framework for comparting the relation in performance of the derivatives of BSE and NSE in India and to analyse the relationship of derivatives with cash market and the market volatility. The exchange traded equity derivatives were considered for the study. It was found that the performance of derivatives in NSE is lot higher than BSE and the NSE is on par with the global exchanges compared to BSE in terms of in terms of the number of contracts traded for Stock Index Options and Futures and also Stock Futures. Hence derivatives market need to strengthen further with the number of contracts traded and turnover in all the derivative instruments with more strong regulations and robust framework protecting the interest of the investors. This study enables Derivative Industry to progress towards its goals and objectives in a more efficient way.

A comprehensive, concise treatment of the subject of derivatives focusing on making essential concepts accessible to wider audiences.