Customer Review: That's a fantastic book. For people who wants to learn about derivatives and finantial markets it helps a lot. Because the book has a lot of maths I do not recommend it for people who does not have a good math support. Still, I think it is a good buy. If you have any doubt concerning this topic it... more info
Customer Review: 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... more info
Customer Review: Even though my professor didn't use the book as much as I expected, the content of this one were merely boring lectures explained the reason why my school changed the book after this semester.
Customer Review: There is no other words to say tha "actually a complement" for Options and Futures and other derivates. The autor has mastered in this subject.
Customer Review: Unfortunately, the Kimura section doesn't reflect new work in the history of mathematics, so it cannot explain the neutral theory as a piece of constructivist mathematics, which it is. The lineage is pretty straightforward: Kimura back to Malecot, back to Borel, the latter of whom was one of the... more info
Customer Review: This book is similar to "Options Futures and Other Derivatives", John Hull's big book, but it does have roughly 40-50% new banking material. At least half is recycled from Hull's other book, which is a better book, in my opinion. I don't know if this price justifies 50% recycled content. And... more info
Customer Review: There are many exercises after each chapter of Hull's book and they help a lot in understanding the chapter's content and many questions are very classic. You've got to have this solution manual to know the answers! More importantly, many of the homework questions and even exam questions in my class... more info
Customer Review: I really must thank John Hull for this book. The way every topic is covered gives you basic knowledge to enter the depths that await you regarding futures, options and other derivatives. The book is so masterfully written that the approach to every topic is very fluid. Once you've covered the book,... more info
