Modelling Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Options (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Robert Jarrow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0804744386 | ISBN-13: 978-0804744386 | Edition: Second edition

This book teaches the basics of fixed-income securities in a way that, unlike competitive texts, requires a minimum of prerequisites. While other books focus heavily on institutional details of the bond market, all of which could easily be learned “on the job,” Jarrow is more concerned with presenting a coherent theoretical framework for understanding all basic models. His unified approach—the Heath Jarrow Morton model—under which all other models are presented as special cases, enhances understanding while avoiding repetition. The author’s pricing model is widely used in today’s securities industry.

In this revised edition, the author has added new chapters to enrich coverage, and has modified the order of chapters slightly to smooth the progression of material from simple to complex. Online material will be available with the text, replacing the diskette included in the first edition; lecture notes for instructors will be available on PowerPoint slides. MathWorks has provided a free online, limited version of the MATLAB’s financial derivatives toolbox, with which users of the book can apply the theory presented in each chapter.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Review of the First Edition
“Interest-rate risk management is generally perceived as one of the most technical areas in modern finance. The sheer number of different, rather cumbersome and somewhat abstract, models that exist to price and hedge interest-rate-sensitive claims, has intimidated all but the most determined academicians and practitioners. This unfortunate perception of the subject will be reversed for most who read Robert A. Jarrow’s new book . . . [in which] he has packaged his knowledge and insight into a form that anyone can understand. . . . It is a book targeted to the advanced MBA student, the Ph.D. student, and the technical Wall Street crowd. Each audience should be pleased with it. . . . It is the best book in the interest-rate pricing area.”—Journal of Finance

“The Second Edition is written in a style that makes it invaluable to a wide audience. For the specialist, it provides a clear and concise discussion of virtually every aspect of fixed income modeling—from model construction through to implementation and estimation. For the newcomer, it provides a 'from the ground up' approach with an introduction to traded securities, theory, modeling and application."—Andrew Jeffrey, Yale School of Management

“One feature of the revised edition that I find particularly appealing to instructors and students is that each chapter starts with an example demonstrating the new concepts in the chapter. This is very useful for MBA students. The revision is carefully written and well organized, with an emphasis on risk management.”—Zsuzsanna Fluck, Department of Finance, Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University

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This book teaches the basics of fixed-income securities in a way that, unlike competitive texts, requires a minimum of prerequisites. While other books focus heavily on institutional details of the bond market, all of which could easily be learned “on the job,” Jarrow is more concerned with presenting a coherent theoretical framework for understanding all basic models. His unified approach—the Heath Jarrow Morton model—under which all other models are presented as special cases, enhances understanding while avoiding repetition. The author’s pricing model is widely used in today’s securities industry.
In this revised edition, the author has added new chapters to enrich coverage, and has modified the order of chapters slightly to smooth the progression of material from simple to complex. Online material will be available with the text, replacing the diskette included in the first edition; lecture notes for instructors will be available on PowerPoint slides. MathWorks has provided a free online, limited version of the MATLAB’s financial derivatives toolbox, with which users of the book can apply the theory presented in each chapter.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance; Second edition edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804744386
• ISBN-13: 978-0804744386
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HMJ model of interest-rate derivatives, February 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Modelling Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Options (Mcgraw-Hill Finance Guide Series) (Hardcover)

This book is a must for any financial engineer interested in learning the HMJ model of interest-rate instruments. The HMJ model is an arbitrage model based on the instaneous forward rates. The book starts with a brief introduction to fixed-income securities followed by a rigorous treatment of binomial trees. Claim replication is then addressed through trading strategies. The instruments treated are coupon bonds,forward,futures,options and exotics. I found useful to derive the mathematical statements as I was reading the book to acquaint myself with the notation and the mathematical concepts. The beauty of the model is worth the effort. It would have been nice to include a more thorough treatment of mortage-backed securities and derivatives subject to default. Other models ( Ho-Lee , Hull-White , Vasicek ) are also briely mentioned. The parameter estimation also deserved more space since a correct estimation is more important to pricing than a clever choice of the model. To conclude: a recommended introduction to HJM + additional readings will allow the financial engineer to grasp the fundamentals of the fixed-income universe.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last a real well written Book on Interest Rate Modeling!, August 15, 2002

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This review is from: Modelling Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Options (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book will definitely replace all the books on interest rate modeling- Brigo Murcurio etc. The book starts at an elementary level, explains every details of the concept, and then develop the subject matter one needs to know to be a pro in interest rate modeling. Even the simple concepts like duration, convexity are clearly explained that many other books take pages, and even then not very clear. Buy it, Read it! After all you will be learning from a master! The clarity and the writing style are simply great! Good job Prof. Jarrow!

BTW: Neither Prof.Jarrow knows me nor I know him personally

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete, December 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Modelling Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Options (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is at its best when explaining the theory. Jarrow provides lots of very explicit examples that really help to illuminate the ideas. Unfortunately, the reader is left to fend for himself when it comes to implementing the theory. The author simply breezes over how to estimate and calibrate these models. There is a rich--but abstruse--literature on how to apply HJM models. This book would be greatly improved if it covered this aspect of the topic with the same care and detail as is devoted to the theoretical segment of the book.