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Title: Derivative Securities by Stuart Turnbull, Robert A. Jarrow ISBN: 0-538-87740-5 Publisher: South-Western College/West Pub. Date: 05 November, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $120.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent introduction to the subject
Comment: The book by Jarrow and Turnbull serves three important purposes- it gives a solid introduction to derivatives, does not complicate matters with complex mathematical derivations and provides a cohesive reading material. Any person who wishes to embark on the subject of derivatives, will benefit from reading this book. The subject has been treated at an elementary level, and so, people with modest mathematical skills would be able to master the book with minimal efforts. The negative aspect of the book is its incompleteness. There have been very little efforts to discuss the different types of options like straddles, butterfly options etc. Also, there is no Value at Risk in this book. From practicability considerations, the book would be rated low- it only serves as a foundation for other books. It is best to use it with some other book like Hull (which by itself is a nightmare). The problems at the end of the chapters are challenging and will stimulate the mature readers. From personal experience, this book has helped me a lot.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent introdution for the mathematically mature reader!
Comment: Readers with exposure to abstract mathematics will appreciate the care in which the authors develop each topic, from notations to derivations to examples. All results are obtained axiomatically. Readers who prefer careful derivations in which all results seem to follow intuitively will probably prefer John C. Hull.
Rating: 1
Summary: Awful!
Comment: This book is absolutely awful to say the least...yes, it does cover several topics but the ability of these authors to make even the simplest problems seem complicated is rather uncanny in my opinion. The notation used through out the book is unique to them and there requires that you first try to decipher that before getting through what they've written - worked examples seem only to exist to complicate things further.
My worst derivatives book I doubt that I'll ever be going back to it for refernce except when forced to. You could do better with Hull, Chriss or Wilmott!
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Title: Financial Calculus : An Introduction to Derivative Pricing by Martin Baxter, Andrew Rennie ISBN: 0521552893 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 19 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $47.95 |
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Title: Introduction to the Mathematics of Financial Derivatives by Salih Neftci, Salih N. Neftci ISBN: 0125153929 Publisher: Academic Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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Title: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (5th Edition) by John C. Hull ISBN: 0130090565 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 03 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $141.00 |
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Title: Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance by Paul Wilmott ISBN: 0471498629 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, Fifth Edition (Solutions Manual) by John C. Hull ISBN: 0130091448 Publisher: Pearson Higher Education Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $37.80 |
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