The first edition of Derivatives expends considerable effort in explaining what lies behind the formal mathematics of pricing and hedging derivative securities. Questions ranging from 'how are forward prices determined?' to 'why does the Black-Scholes formula have the form it does?' are answered throughout the text. The authors of this first edition use verbal and pictorial expositions, and sometimes simple mathematical models, to explain the underlying principles before proceeding to a formal analysis. Extensive uses of numerical examples for illustrative purposes are used throughout to supplement the intuitive and formal presentations.

　　The main body of this book is divided into six parts. Parts 1-3 cover, respectively, futures and forwards; options; and swaps. Part 4 examines term-structure modeling and the pricing of interest-rate derivatives, while Part 5 is concerned with credit derivatives and the modeling of credit risk. Part 6 discusses computational issues.

　　Rangarajan Sundaram, New York University

　　Sanjiv Das, Santa Clara University

PART ONE: Futures and Forwards
Chapter 2 Futures Markets
Chapter 3 Pricing Forwards and Futures I: The Basic Theory
Chapter 4 Pricing Forwards and Futures II: Building on the Foundations
Chapter 5 Hedging with Futures and Forwards
Chapter 6 Interest-Rate Forwards and Futures

PART TWO Equity Derivatives
Chapter 7 Options Markets
Chapter 8 Options: Payoffs and Trading Strategies
Chapter 9 No-Arbitrage Restrictions on Option Prices
Chapter 10 Early Exercise and Put–Call Parity
Chapter 11 Option Pricing: An Introduction
Chapter 12 Binomial Option Pricing
Chapter 13 Implementing the Binomial Model
Chapter 14 The Black-Scholes Model
Chapter 15 The Mathematics of Black-Scholes
Chapter 16 Options Modeling: Beyond Black-Scholes
Chapter 17 Sensitivity Analysis: The Option “Greeks”
Chapter 18 Exotic Options I: Path–Independent Options
Chapter 19 Exotic Options II: Path-Dependent Options
Chapter 20 Value-at-Risk
Chapter 21 Convertible Bonds
Chapter 22 Real Options

PART THREE Swaps
Chapter 23 Interest Rate Swaps and Floating-Rate Products
Chapter 24 Equity Swaps
Chapter 25 Currency and Commodity Swaps

PART FOUR Interest Rate Modeling
Chapter 26 The Term Structure of Interest Rates: Concepts
Chapter 27 Estimating the Yield Curve
Chapter 28 Modeling Term-Structure Movements
Chapter 29 Factor Models of the Term Structure
Chapter 30 The Heath-Jarrow-Morton and Libor Market Models

PART FIVE Credit Derivatives
Chapter 31 Credit Derivative Products
Chapter 32 Structural Models of Default Risk
Chapter 33 Reduced-Form Models of Default Risk
Chapter 34 Modeling Correlated Default