Financial Risk Management and Derivative Instruments - 9780367674793

Taylor & Francis

Financial Risk Management and Derivative InstrumentsAuthor(s): Michael Dempsey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367674793, 978-0367674793\nSynopsis\nFinancial Risk Management and Derivative Instruments offers an introduction to the riskiness of stock markets and the application of derivative instruments in managing exposure to such risk. Structured in two parts, the first part offers an introduction to stock market and bond market risk as encountered by investors seeking investment growth. The second part of the text introduces the financial derivative instruments that provide for either a reduced exposure (hedging) or an increased exposure (speculation) to market risk. The fundamental aspects of the futures and options derivative markets and the tools of the Black-Scholes model are examined.\n\nThe text sets the topics in their global context, referencing financial shocks such as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemi.