Written by an experienced trader and consultant, Frans de Weert’s Exotic Options Trading offers a risk-focused approach to the pricing of exotic options. By giving readers the necessary tools to understand exotic options, this book serves as a manual to equip the reader with the skills to price and risk manage the most common and the most complex exotic options. De Weert begins by explaining the risks associated with trading an exotic option before dissecting these risks through a detailed analysis of the actual economics and Greeks rather than solely stating the mathematical formulae. The book limits the use of mathematics to explain exotic options from an economic and risk perspective by means of real life examples leading to a practical interpretation of the mathematical pricing formulae. The book covers conventional options, digital options, barrier options, cliquets, quanto options, outperformance options and variance swaps, and explains difficult concepts in simple terms, with a practical ap
You know what happened during the financial crisis … now it istime to understand why the financial system came so close tofalling over the edge of the abyss and why it could happen again.Wall Street has been saved, but it hasn’t been reformed. What isthe problem? Suzanne McGee provides a penetrating look at the forces thattransformed Wall Street from its traditional role as acapital-generating and economy-boosting engine into a behemothoperating with only its own short-term interests in mind and withreckless disregard for the broader financial system and those whorelied on that system for their well being and prosperity. Primary among these influences was “Goldman Sachs envy”: theself-delusion on the part of Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers,Stanley O’Neil of Merrill Lynch, and other power brokers (egged onby their shareholders) that taking more risk would enable theircompanies to make even more money than Goldman Sachs. Thathubris—and that narrow-minded focus on maximizing their
The best investment guide money can buy, with over 1.5 millioncopies sold, now fully revised and updated.
YOU WANT LESS. You want fewer distractions and less on yourplate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, andmeetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demandsof work and family are taking a toll. And what's the cost?Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller pay cheques, fewerpromotions-and lots of stress. AND YOU WANT MORE. You want moreproductivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle.You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself,your family, and your friends. NOW YOU CAN HAVE BOTH-LESS AND MORE.In The ONE Thing, you'll learn to cut through the clutter achievebetter results in less time build momentum toward your goal dialdown the stress overcome that overwhelmed feeling revive yourenergy stay on track master what matters to you The ONE Thing isthe New York Times bestseller which delivers extraordinary resultsin every area of your life-work, personal, family, and spiritual.WHAT'S YOUR ONE THING?
The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing"-which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies-has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham's original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today's market, draws parallels between Graham's examples and today's financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham's principles. Vital and indispensable, this Collins Business Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.
An updated edition of the bestselling collection of timeless wisdom from the world's greatest investor Readers of Warren Buffett's letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders have gained an enormously valuable informal education in the art of investing.
Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis is hands-down the most influential investment book in history. The classic 1951 edition is the first edition of the bestselling investment bible that was written during a time of economic stability and prosperity. It provides investors with techniques and strategies for profitable investing in an economic environment that most resembles today. Security Analysis: The Classic 1951 Edition features a far more contemporary focus on the wisdom and legitimacy of common stocks for individual investors. This essential addition to any investment library features: Graham and Dodd's original words and insights, unvarnished and still compelling Timeless methods for measuring asset values and cash flows, still a centerpiece of value investing worldwide Income statements and balance sheets moved to the front of the book for ease of use
Build profits even in the worst of times with the methods ofa Technical Analysis legend "Deemer on Technical Analysis willbecome an instant investment book classic." --Douglas A. Kass,Seabreeze Partners Management, Inc. "Serving on the front lines ofthis investment discipline for the past 40 years with some of themost influential investors of our time, Deemer provides a front-rowseat on some fascinating history, rich with insights and anecdotesand, of course, loaded with wisdom. His true gift is making thearcane world of technical analysis accessible and relevant to allinvestors. If Warren Buffett is the Oracle of Omaha, Deemer is theProphet of Port St. Lucie." --Sandra Ward, Senior Editor,Barron's/p "I have had the great pleasure of working with andgetting to know some of the greatest technical analysts throughoutthe past 50 years. Walt Deemer is widely recognized as one of thebest. His charm and wit in explaining the keys to successfulinvesting will make [this] book a must-read and an all-time class
Professional and managerial guide to conducting mergers and acquisitions, featuring a collection of articles from leading business scholars. Topics covered include friendly acquisition, integration managers, trade-offs in acquisitions, and who stays and who goes. Softcover. DLC: DLC: Consolidation and merger of corporations.
Use a master’s lost secret to pick growth companies bound forsuccess In 1948, legendary Columbia University professor BenjaminGraham bought a major stake in the Government Employees InsuranceCorporation. In a time when no one trusted the stock market, hechampioned value investing and helped introduce the world tointrinsic value. He had a powerful valuation formula. Now, in thisgroundbreaking book, long-term investing expert Fred Martin showsyou how to use value-investing principles to analyze and pickwinning growth-stock companies—just like Graham did when heacquired GEICO. Benjamin Graham and the Power of Growth Stocks isan advanced, hands-on guide for investors and executives who wantto find the best growth stocks, develop a solid portfolio strategy,and execute trades for maximum profitability and limited risk.Through conversational explanations, real-world case studies, andpragmatic formulas, it shows you step-by-step how this enlightenedtrading philosophy is successful. The secret lies in Graham’sv
Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The reason, say Lynch and Rothchild, is that the basics of investing -- the fundamentals of our economic system and what they have to do with the stock market -- aren't taught in school. At a time when individuals have to make important decisions about saving for college and 401(k) retirement funds, this failure to provide a basic education in investing can have tragic consequences. For those who know what to look for, investment opportunities are everywhere. The average high-school student is familiar with Nike, Reebok, McDonald's, the Gap, and the Body Shop. Nearly every teenager in America drinks Coke or Pepsi, but only a very few own shares in either company or even understand how to buy them. Every student studies American history, but few realize that our country was settled by European colonists financed by public companies in England and Holland -- and the basic principles behi
Over the past quarter century, Understanding Wall Street has helped everyone from rookie investors to Wall Street veterans understand exactly how the market works and how to determine which stocks to buy ... and which to avoid. The fourth edition of this top-selling guide--still as easy-to-read, practical, and comprehensive as the first three--has been completely updated to help investors prosper in today's new, no-limits marketplace.
Investing is governed by unofficial rules, passed to investors through brokers, the financial press, and even fellow investors. For more than a decade, in two previous editions, Stock Market Rules has helped investors separate the most valuable of these maxims from the meaningless and even potentially harmful. But with recent market turbulence and scandals blindsiding millions of investors, the time has come for a new, updated edition.
The bestselling author of Investment Biker is back from the ultimate road trip: a three-year drive around the world that would ultimately set the Guinness record for the longest continuous car journey. Behind the wheel of a yellow, custom-built Mercedes, Rogers and his fianc6e, began their“Millennium Adventure”on January 1, 1999, from Iceland. They traveled through 116 countries, including many where most have rarely ventured, such as Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Angola,Sudan, Congo, Colombia, and East Timor. They drove through war zones, deserts, jungles, epidemics, and blizzards, and had many narrow escapes, but they saw the real world from the ground up-the only vantage point from which it can be truly understood- economically,politically, and socially. 作者简介： Born in 1942，JIM ROGERS had his first iob at age five，picking up bottles at baseball games.Winning a scholarship to Yale，Rogers was coxswain on the crew.Upon graduation，he attended Balliol College at Oxfor
The strategies and techniques of THE investment legend Warren Buffett Wealth follows the world′s greatest investor fromthe beginning of his career, as he takes a 100–dollar investmentand turns it into one of the most successful multibillion–dollarcompanies in the world. By carefully detailing how Buffett beganhis career and discussing what he learned from Benjamin Graham,this book reveals the true secrets to Buffett′s success. Readerswill see how Buffett reached the pinnacle of his profession byfollowing certain key principles such as investing in old–styletraditional American companies, holding the companies forever, andhiring and keeping the same managers. Robert P. Miles (Tampa, FL) is a writer, speaker, and consultant.He is also the author of The Warren Buffett CEO (0–471–44259–3) and101 Reasons to Own the World′s Greatest Investment: WarrenBuffett′s Berkshire Hathaway (0–471–41123–X).
In The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, JoelGreenblatt expands the successful strategy from the originalbestseller to show investors how to profit in any market. Throughentertaining anecdotes and practical pearls of wisdom, the bookexplores the basic principles of successful stock market investingand then reveals a magic formula that makes buying good companiesat bargain prices automatic. It also ties into Greenblatt's latesteffort that allows investors to either manage their own accounts orhave their accounts professionally managed by someone onGreenblatt's team. Either way, the magic formula still holds: thenew web site just makes it that much easier. For example, if aninvestor chooses to manage his or her own account, a list of magicformula stocks is provided from which to pick with a click of abutton, and alerts are sent automatically when it is time toconsider selling a security. The formula has been tested over hundreds of different periodsand thousads of stock picks and has been pr
In this startlingly frank account of Buffett's life, Schroeder, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley—and hand picked by Buffett to be his biographer—strips away the mystery that has long cloaked the word's richest man to reveal a life and fortune erected around lucid and inspired business vision and unimaginable personal complexity. In a book that is dominated by unstinting de*ions of Buffett's appetites—for profit, women (particularly nurturing maternal types), food (Buffett maintained his and his family's weight by "dangling money")—it is refreshing that Schroeder keeps her tone free of judgment or awe; Buffett's plain-speaking suffuses the book and renders his public and private successes and failures wonderfully human and universal. Schroeder's sections detailing the genesis of Buffett's investment strategy, his early mentoring by Benjamin Graham (who imparted the memorable "cigar butt" scheme: purchasing discarded stocks and taking a final puff). Inspiring managerial advice abounds and co
When it was first published, How to Make Money in Stocks hit the investing world like a jolt, providing readers with the first in-depth explanation of William J. O'Neil's innovative CAN SLIM investing method. Five years later, O'Neil, founder for the industry icon Investor's Business Daily, revised his classic text and provided readers with a newer glimpse on how the average investor can make money in the equities market. This third edition of How to Make Money in Stocks has been revised and updated with new chapters designed to help investors increase their performance. Like his international bestselling 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success, which stayed on international business bestseller lists for close to 6 months in 2000, How to Make Money in Stocks is the best reference for the individual investor in how to stay afloat and ahead in the rocky and volatile equities markets of the 21st century.
