An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management: With Stock-Trak Coupon

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Great Buy   September 28, 2008
A. Khalid (CT, USA)
Saved a whole lot of money by buying this book online as opposed to the university store. no complaints at all
Read Hull   June 29, 2006
Raegen W. Richard (Federated States of Micronesia)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I dislike Don Chance both as a person and as a writer. I find him arrogant and intolerable and that bleeds through into his writing. So, yes, I am biased.
I highly recommend instead that you seek out John Hull, a much better author, he has two books; one for undergrad and another for grad (which is the ’bible’ on this subject).
A Great Introduction for under or MBA   November 27, 2004
Wei Hsien Li (United States)
Dr. Chance did a excellent job in carefully introducing the concept and outline of derivatives markets to students with basic business school training. I used the 4th edition in my undergraduate course couple years ago, and built up a solid conceptual understanding in this field. The newest version still keep its pleasant style and contain some thing more about risk management.
This book offers the best introduction to undergraduate business school students or MBA student who need not to work with financial derivatives much.
But for those non-business students wants get into mathematical finance industry, to buy a book only for concept intro may not a economy choice. Refer this book if you find the first half in Hull’s "Option, futures and other derivatives" not clear enough.
A Must Have   August 9, 2003
Ravi S. Madapati (Hyderabad, AP India)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are a student just taken up a course in derivatives or risk management you should have this book. if you find john hull more technical, you have Don Chance who covers options and other derivatives in a greater detail and in more words. everything you want to know about how banks etc have risk mangaement systems in place and market risk instruments is here.

in case you want a greater coverage of options and pricing options, you should definatly take a look at Black Scholes and Beyond by Neil Chriss, a work of art.
Excellent book for concepts   May 9, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for non finance majors who would like to grasp the physical concepts behind different derivatives products traded in the OTC markets. The book is ideal for a preperation read for all aspiring to take Financial Engineering / Derivatives as majors in graduate programs.
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