Interest Rate Futures Markets and Capital Market Theory
Interest Rate Futures Markets and Capital Market Theory

Author: Klaus Kobold

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-07-22

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 311090330X

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Above all the study is intended to shed more light on the following questions: - the functioning of interest rate futures markets, - the behaviour and transactions of economic agents in these markets, -factors determining the results of transactionsin interest rate future markets. Above we argued that these markets emerged in an environment of fluctuating interest rates to provide traders in financial markets with an instrument to deal with the risk stemming from unexpected price changes. It will be this hedging aspect of interest rate futures markets on which the following research is concentrated. The main points to be investigated are: - to what extent interest rate risk is reduced or even abolished, - the effects of futures trading in interest-bearing securities on risk and return of single assets and portfolios, - the consequences on the situation of participants in capital markets, - optimal strategies to reduce the exposure to interest rate risk.

Financial Market Rates and Flows
Financial Market Rates and Flows

Author: James C. Van Horne

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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This book explores the behavior of interest rates as they relate to changing market conditions, and examines how risk can be managed. It successfully bridges the gap between interest-rate theory and its application to fixed-income security portfolio management.Coverage includes the function of financial markets, the flow-of-funds system, foundations for interest rates, inflation and returns, derivative securities, the influence of taxes, and the social l allocation of capital.For those in the financial community, in business, and in government, who are concerned with investing in or issuing fixed-income securities.

Capital Markets
Capital Markets

Author: Frank J. Fabozzi

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 862

ISBN-13:

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This work describes all phases of the capital market, including the instruments, institutions and valuation of instruments. It offers coverage of capital markets, the instruments, the players, and the principles of valuation with a blend of theory and practice. The second edition expands upon the topics covered in the first and updates all material to reflect financial trends and developments. Coverage of risk and return theories has been expanded, there's a new chapter introducing the swaps market and the coverage of interest rate determination has been expanded. A new chapter devoted to asset-backed securities is also included as are 50 per cent more questions.

Dynamic Asset Allocation with Forwards and Futures
Dynamic Asset Allocation with Forwards and Futures

Author: Abraham Lioui

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-12-06

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 038724106X

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This book is an advanced text on the theory of forward and futures markets which aims at providing readers with a comprehensive knowledge of how prices are established and evolve in time, what optimal strategies one can expect the participants to follow, whether they pertain to arbitrage, speculation or hedging, what characterizes such markets and what major theoretical and practical differences distinguish futures from forward contracts. It should be of interest to students (MBAs majoring in finance with quantitative skills and PhDs in finance and financial economics), academics (both theoreticians and empiricists), practitioners, and regulators. Standard textbooks dealing with forward and futures markets generally focus on the description of the contracts, institutional details, and the effective (as opposed to theoretically optimal) use of these instruments by practitioners. The theoretical analysis is often reduced to the (undoubtedly important) cash-and-carry relationship and the computation of the simple, static, minimum variance hedge ratio. This book proposes an alternative approach of these markets from the perspective of dynamic asset allocation and asset pricing theory within an inter-temporal framework that is in line with what has been done many years ago for options markets.

Global Finance and Financial Markets
Global Finance and Financial Markets

Author: Ferdinand E. Banks

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9789810243272

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This is an elementary text and reference book in global finance. It has also been designed for self-study The subjects covered are stocks (shares) and bonds; derivatives, particularly futures and options; foreign exchange markets; etc. The book is accessible to anyone with a knowledge of secondary school algebra and an interest in finance and financial markets.

Empirical Research on the German Capital Market
Empirical Research on the German Capital Market

Author: Wolfgang Bühler

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 3642586643

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This collection of fifteen original articles results from a cooperative intensive program of research on the German capital market. The program objectives included the development of expertise in modern empirical methods in financial economics and the derivation of results that might be specific to the German capital market. The four parts of the book are dedicated to: - problems of market structure and organization - information and capital market - risk and return - futures and options Altogether, the book gives an overview of empirical research on capital markets in Germany and helps to understand their nature. It also shows the application of modern techniques in financial research.

Capital Market Finance
Capital Market Finance

Author: Patrice Poncet

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-11-07

Total Pages: 1385

ISBN-13: 3030846008

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This book offers a comprehensive and coherent presentation of almost all aspects of Capital Market Finance, providing hands-on knowledge of advanced tools from mathematical finance in a practical setting. Filling the gap between traditional finance textbooks, which tend to avoid advanced mathematical techniques used by professionals, and books in mathematical finance, which are often more focused on mathematical refinements than on practical uses, this book employs advanced mathematical techniques to cover a broad range of key topics in capital markets. In particular, it covers all primitive assets (equities, interest and exchange rates, indices, bank loans), most vanilla and exotic derivatives (swaps, futures, options, hybrids and credit derivatives), portfolio theory and management, and risk assessment and hedging of individual positions as well as portfolios. Throughout, the authors emphasize the methodological aspects and probabilistic foundations of financial asset valuation, risk assessment and measurement. Background in financial mathematics, particularly stochastic calculus, is provided as needed, and over 200 fully worked numerical examples illustrate the theory. Based on the authors' renowned master's degree courses, this book is written for students in business and finance, as well as practitioners in quantitative finance. Apart from an undergraduate-level knowledge of calculus, linear algebra and probability, the book is self-contained with no prior knowledge of market finance required.