Fundamentals of Options & Futures - 6th edition [Hardcover]

John C Hull (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132242265
• ISBN-13: 978-0132242264
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the Time and the Money, May 1, 2005

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P.C. "Popcorn" (Taiwan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets (5th Edition) (Prentice Hall Finance) (Hardcover)

I am a student who happens to have read both John Hull's 'Options, Futures and Other Derivatives' and his 'Fundamentals'. To say that 'Options, Futures and Other Derivatives' is a good book is a great understatement, and can even be considered an insult. Yet, this book, which is targeted at readers who are not as acquainted with derivatives fails to impress. Through out the book you can feel how John Hull struggles to explain things in a simple manner. Sadly, his efforts have failed, and this is most evident when my fellow classmates had a hard time understanding the materials starting from Swaps. When we reached the section on options pricing, the book lacks the rigorous math that is needed for students to fully appreciate the beauty of deriving things like Black-Scholes. Overall, if you are a beginner, go straight to 'Options, Futures, and Derivatives'. This book is not worth wasting time over.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars why are we still playing these games in 2007?, November 7, 2007

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A. Johnson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets and Derivagem Package (6th Edition) (Hardcover)

By games I mean the fact that the answers to about a third of the questions are found in a solutions manual that, last time I looked (in early Sept '07), was unavailable for purchase. The answers to another third of the questions are not to be found anywhere. The answers to the last third of the questions are in the book--but these questions are not very interesting or challenging. Why must we play this game? Why not just put all the answers in the back of the book? (I know, I know: it's all about the money, etc. But still . . .)

As for the content of the book, I'm told that this isn't Hull's authoritative book (that would be 'Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives'). I feel like a sucker for having bought it. Is it good to make your customer's feel like suckers, Mr. Hull?

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, June 10, 2002

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Juan Carlos Serino (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

I needed to understand everything I could about Futures and Options in a short time and this book was perfect for that purpose. The introduction about futures and options is great and the content in general is very easy to understand and follow. I really liked the examples and the way the author explained each topic. However, I have to confess that maybe my engineering background helped me to understand the math behind, but I believe that even if you don't have much mathematical knowledge you can follow the book.

A big plus of this book is that it contains a chapter about Value at Risk and one focused more on more recent types of derivatives contracts (e.g., energy, weather, etc.).

In general, I think that with this book you could cover more ground more quickly than with other books.