Increased marketplace volatility and the expanding size of capital markets have led to an explosion of interest in options on futures. What makes these instruments so attractive is that they allow traders to profit from movements in the markets using little up-front capital and plenty of leverage. At the same time, they provide an excellent hedge against the risks associated with capital market investments. This book demystifies these notoriously difficult-to-understand instruments and provides state-of-the-art strategies and tools for making the most of options on futures. John F. Summa (New Haven, CT) is a CTA and cofounder of OptionsNerd.com, an online service providing market commentary, trading advisories, and assistance with trading system development. Jonathan Lubow (Randolph, NJ) is cofounder and Vice President of Trader's Edge, a futures and options brokerage.

This new edition presents a reader-friendly textbook with lots of numerical examples and accounts of real-life situations.

Updated and revised to reflect the most current information, this introduction to futures and options markets is ideal for those with a limited background in mathematics. Based on Hull's Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, one of the best-selling books on Wall Street, this book presents an accessible overview of the topic without the use of calculus. Packed with numerical samples and accounts of real-life situations, the Fifth Edition effectively guides readers through the material while providing them with a host of tangible examples. For professionals with a career in futures and options markets, financial engineering and/or risk management.

Trading in Oil Futures and Options, thoroughly revised and updated, provides practical advice on when to make the decision to use futures; choosing a broker; and the mechanics of futures trading. This new edition has been extended to include all oil market trading instruments, and also gas and electricity derivatives. Updates the only comprehensive guide to oil futures and options Presents an international outlook on the topic Features a chapter on technical analysis and an appendix on the costs of futures trading

The same electronic trading forces that are changing the face of stock trading, are moving into the futures and options market, where traders can trade the entire stock market rather than just one stock at a time. Some of the richest opportunities to trade the stock market can be found at the futures and options exchanges. This work aims to teach the novice trader everything necessary to get started in electronically day trading the equity index markets.

Completely updated, this practical guide has the information investors need to keep up in the complex, fast-paced, and highly profitable world of options and futures, where everything is in play-from oil to diamonds, poultry to vaccines, franchises to coffee. Provides cutting edge information on energy futures and options Tools for creating flexible strategies that can move with the times New information on the solid standbys like livestock, precious metals, and equities Keyed to the new realities of the global economy, making this book vital for investors at all levels Highly respected expert author

A guide to the basics of the securities industry and the functions of Wall Street discusses common stock, transactions, bonds, options trading, mutual funds, and regulations of the securities markets

Since the first edition of this book was published in 1988, there have been many developments in the options and the derivatives markets. The 10th edition of Options, Futures and Other Derivatives has taken into account these fast-paced changes and presents the reader with an up-to- date scenario. Like earlier editions, this book has been designed to serve the wider spectrum of the market. It is appropriate for students pursuing graduate courses in business, economics and financial engineering. It can be used for advanced undergraduate courses involving quantitative skills. Many practitioners who are involved in derivatives markets may also

For undergraduate and graduate courses in derivatives, options and futures, financial engineering, financial mathematics, and risk management. Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this highly successful book is the top seller among both the academic audience and derivative practitioners around the world.

For graduate courses in business, economics, financial mathematics, andfinancial engineering; for advanced undergraduate courses with students who have goodquantitative skills; and for practitioners involved in derivatives markets Practitioners refer to it as “the bible;” in the university and collegemarketplace it’s the best seller; and now it’s been revised and updated tocover the industry’s hottest topics and the most up-to-date material on newregulations. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by JohnC. Hull bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing a current lookat the industry, a careful balance of mathematical sophistication, and anoutstanding ancillary package that makes it accessible to a wide audience.Through its coverage of important topics such as the securitization and thecredit crisis, the overnight indexed swap, the Black-Scholes-Merton formulas,and the way commodity prices are modeled and commodity derivatives valued, ithelps students and practitioners alike keep up with the fast pace of change intoday’s derivatives markets. This program provides a better teaching and learning experience—for you andyour students. Here’s how: · NEW! Available with DerivaGem 3.00 software—includingtwo Excel applications, the Options Calculator and the Applications Builder · Bridges the gap between theory and practice—abest-selling college text, and considered “the bible” by practitioners, itprovides the latest information in the industry · Provides the right balance of mathematical sophistication—carefulattention to mathematics and notation · Offers outstanding ancillaries to round out thehigh quality of the teaching and learning package