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Options on Foreign Exchange (Wiley Finance)Author: David F. DeRosa
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 4 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Pages: 304
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ISBN: 0470239778
Dewey Decimal Number: 332
EAN: 9780470239773
ASIN: 0470239778

Publication Date: February 22, 2011  (In 171 Days)
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Product Description

A comprehensive guide to the world's largest financial market

Foreign exchange is the world's largest financial market and continues to grow at a rapid pace. As economies intertwine and currencies fluctuate there is hardly a corporate entity that doesn't need to use options on foreign exchange to hedge risk or increase returns. Moreover, currency options, both vanilla and exotic, are part of standard toolkit of professional portfolio managers and hedge funds.

Written by a practitioner with real-world experience in this field, the Third Edition of Options on Foreign Exchange opens with a substantive discussion of the spot and forward foreign exchange market and the mechanics of trading currency options. The Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model as applied to currency options is also covered, along with an examination of currency futures options. Throughout the book, author David DeRosa addresses the essential elements of this discipline and prepares you for the various challenges you could face.

  • Updates new developments in the foreign exchange markets, particularly regarding the volatility surface
  • Includes expanded coverage of the currency crises and capital controls, electronic trading, forward contracts, exotic options, and more
  • Employs real-world terminology so you can a firm understanding of this dynamic marketplace

The only way to truly succeed in today's foreign exchange market is by becoming more familiar with currency options. The Third Edition of Options on Foreign Exchange will help you achieve this goal and put you in better position to make more profitable decisions in this arena.


Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars Updated Second Edition   May 23, 1999
4 out of 14 found this review helpful

This second edition has been greatly expanded with materials on the mechanics of the foreign exchange and options markets. The sections on the international monetary system have been updated, especially with respect to the European monetary system. New sections have been added on exotic currency options, specifically on barriers, average rate, basket and quantos options. There are two new chapters, one on currency option applications and another on currency overlay management.


4 out of 5 stars Non-technical but intuitive   August 18, 2001
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book is a nice introduction to the subject. A trader would benefit from reading the text more than a financial engineer would. It may be a good idea to read the author's "Currency Derivatives," as well. People who have read any text at the level of Hull or higher are advised to move on to "Currency Derivatives" directly.


4 out of 5 stars shipping   February 26, 2010
Stephen Smith
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

the product was fine it was the shipping that was utterly horrible. these two books nboth came over 1 week late and cost me time in studying for a class. very dissappointed in delivery



3 out of 5 stars Good introduction   September 22, 2001
Bert Smits (Mechelen Belgium)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful

Mr De Rosa has written a well structured
introduction into the forex option market.
The clear examples and the pleasant writing
style make it an easy read (two nights, tops!).
Starting by showing the reader an EBS
dealing screen, he explains the price setting using the Black-Scholes model.
A bit more explanation might have been
in order on how the interbank market
really works in practice (volatility runs for ATMS Straddles, market making, etc...).
The section on exchange traded options and
futures is interesting for readers unaware
of the important differences with the OTC market.
The formulas for the Greeks contain almost
no typo's thus making the book useful as
a reference for a programmer.
The section on barrier options is a bit
disappointing. The relationship between
higher order derivatives and the volatility
smile might not have been out of place
(I am referring to the celebrated "three option
method" to quickly price exotics without
having to use MC-simulation).
Also, when introducing alternatives to the
BS-model, the formulae appear as by Deus
ex Machina. Nothing is said about calibration
difficulties. And when introducing alternative
models, why not going into long term fx
options ?
All in all, I would recommend the book to
any beginning forex option trader or salesperson,
but as those people generally do not earn the
largest of salaries, it is even better if they
borrow it from their institution's library.



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