UNDERSTANDING SWAPS: 35 (Wiley Finance)

UNDERSTANDING SWAPS: 35 (Wiley Finance)

by JohnF.Marshall (Author), KennethR.Kapner (Author)

Synopsis

From plain vanilla swaps to swaptions to circus swaps-here's the most comprehensive, practical introduction to the global world of swaps Understanding Swaps Financial personnel, corporate treasurers and professional cash managers seeking a practical, hands-on introduction to swaps-sophisticated financial instruments used globally to control interest payments, manage debt, and enhance investment portfolios-need look no further than Understanding Swaps. Jack Marshall and Ken Kapner have done a superb job of providing a complete, easy-to-read primer to derivative products. Using clear language and concise examples, it lays out the world of swaps for the practitioner, student, accountant, lawyer or regulator. -Robert J. Schwartz EUP and Chief Operating Officer Mitsubishi Capital Markets, Inc. Marshall and Kapner have produced an exceptionally cogent description and analysis of the swaps market along with its essential technical and theoretical underpinnings. This book should be number one on the reading list for any student or practitioner of contemporary financial techniques. -J. Michael Payte Senior Managing Director Bear Sterns & Co., Inc. Understanding Swaps details the complete world of swaps: the basics (interest rate and currency swaps), the vogue (equity and commodity swaps), and the future (macroeconomic swaps). Indeed, Understanding Swaps is the book I would recommend to someone for a comprehensive and very readable primer on swaps. -Carolyn Jackson First Vice President Banque Indosuez

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 19 Nov 1993

ISBN 10: 0471308277
ISBN 13: 9780471308270

Author Bio
JOHN F. MARSHALL is Senior Partner of Marshall & Associates, a New York-based financial engineering and consulting firm. He is widely known for his introduction of new swap derivatives and widely used futures portfolio models. He is a professor of finance at St. John's University, and serves as Executive Director of the International Association of Financial Engineers. He is the author of Financial Engineering: A Guide to the Development and Use of Derivative Products and coauthor, along with Kenneth Kapner, of The Swaps Handbook: Swaps and Related Risk Management Instrument. KENNETH R. KAPNER is Treasury Training Manager for The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. A frequent user of swaps for the hedging of his bank's positions, he has extensive trading experience in both the foreign exchange and money markets.