The Swaps & Financial Derivatives Library: Products, Pricing, Applications and Risk Management, 3rd Edition Revised (Boxed Set) (Wiley Finance) [Hardcover]

Satyajit Das (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470821760 | ISBN-13: 978-0470821763 | Publication Date: April 21, 2006 | Edition: 3rd

The Das Swaps & Financial Derivatives Library – Third Edition, Revised is the successor to Swaps & Financial Derivatives, which was first published in 1989 (as Swap Financing). A second edition was published in 1994 (as Swaps & Financial Derivatives – Second Edition (in most of the world) and Swaps & Derivative Financing – Second Edition (in the USA). The changes in the market since the publication of the second edition have necessitated this third edition.

The Das Swaps & Financial Derivatives Library – Third Edition, Revised is a four-volume set that incorporates extensive new material in all sections to update existing areas of coverage. In addition, several new chapters covering areas of market development have been included. This has resulted in a significant expansion in the size of the text. The four volumes in this set are:

Derivative Products & Pricing

Risk Management

Structured Products Volume 1: Exotic Options, Interest Rates & Currency

Structured Products Volume 2: Equity, Commodity, Credit & New Markets

Product Details

• Hardcover: 4700 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3rd edition (April 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470821760
• ISBN-13: 978-0470821763
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.3 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,553,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Satyajit Das is an internationally respected expert in finance, with over 30 years' experience. He worked for the "sell side" (banks such as Citicorp Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch), the "buy side" (Treasurer of the TNT Group) and acted as a consultant advising banks, investors, corporations and central banks throughout the world. He has been within touching distance of many of the pivotal events in finance during his long career.

Das presciently anticipated many aspects of the Global Financial Crisis in his 2006 book Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives In a speech that year - The Coming Credit Crash - he argued that: "an informed analysis of the structured credit markets shows that risk is not better spread but more leveraged and (arguably) more concentrated amongst hedge funds and a small group of dealers. This does not improve the overall stability and security of the financial system but exposes it to increased risk of a "crash" during a credit downturn." He has continued to be a respected commentator on developments in the crisis, accurately anticipating many subsequent phases.

He was featured in Charles Ferguson's 2010 Oscar winning documentary Inside Job and a 2009 BBC TV documentary - Tricks with Risk.

Das is the author of many highly regarded books on derivatives and risk management, which are regarded as standard reference works for professional traders. In 2006, he published the international best seller Traders, Guns & Money, a satirical insider's account of derivatives trading. The Financial Times described it as explaining "not only the high-minded theory behind the business and its various products but the sometimes sordid reality of the industry".

His latest book is Extreme Money: The Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk (2011) described by Nouriel Roubini as: "A true insider's devastating analysis of the financial alchemy of the last 30 years and its destructive consequences. With his intimate first-hand knowledge, Das takes a knife to global finance and financiers to reveal its inner workings without fear or favor."

He appears regularly in the media in the US, Canada, UK, Australian, New Zealand, India and South Africa. His opinion pieces appear in prestigious publications throughout the world including the Financial Times. His blogs can be found on a number of on-line financial sites, including www.wilmott.com, www.roubini.com, www.minyanville.com, www.eurointelligence.com, www.nakedcapitalism.com and www.prudentbear.com.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swaps and Financial derivatives library - 4 box set by Satyajit Das, May 29, 2008

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This review is from: The Swaps & Financial Derivatives Library: Products, Pricing, Applications and Risk Management, 3rd Edition Revised (Boxed Set) (Wiley Finance) (Hardcover)

As a person who has no Finance background, i have bought these financial derivative library books by Satyajit Das to help me understand the financial markets in whole. I have recently moved to a new role at work and my new role requires me to understand the fin. mkts in detail.

I was extremely impressed with the detail in the books and its ease in reading. I found the books very easy to understand as all concepts are illustrated in detail and in meaningful & understandable terms. Compared to other texts i have read, these books were the best without doubt. I would recommend these books unreservedly to anyone.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money, April 4, 2009

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This review is from: The Swaps & Financial Derivatives Library: Products, Pricing, Applications and Risk Management, 3rd Edition Revised (Boxed Set) (Wiley Finance) (Hardcover)

Many discussions are incomplete and inaccurate. It would be best to find books that look at the individual topics of this series.

Avoid like the plague.