This compendium examines the conceptual background, new swap structures, swap manipulation, swap default risk, swap users, risk management of swaps, equity swaps, accounting and taxation, risk and controls, and the long-term implications of the swap. It also includes sample documentation of swaps transactions.

All the solid, hands-on guidance novice traders and investors need to get started in futures and options trading Baby Boomers and retirees alike are flocking to the futures and options markets in record numbers, seeking substantial income-producing investments that outperform mutual funds and boost pension income. Trading 101 is written specifically for these investing newcomers. It not only explains market jargon and trading basics--what is a put? what is a call?--but also guides readers through the how-to's of day-to-day futures and options t…

Accelerating growth throughout China and India is driving a massive increase in demand. We are on the verge of a new and sustained boom in the commodities market.Now is the time to master the art of trading commodity futures and options. In this book, one of the world's most experienced traders introduces a proven, step-by-step methodology built on more than 25 years of success. George Kleinman begins with the basics, including an introduction to how futures and options trading works, how trading psychology impacts on commodity markets, and ho…

Interest rate swaps - used globally by both corporate finance departments and investment firms to control interest payments, manage debt, and enhance investment portfolios - constitute a growing $1.9 trillion market. Now, financial personnel, swap traders, corporate treasurers, and professional cash managers can turn to this clear, authoritative guide to master all the methodologies used in the international swap market. Written for anyone whose work is touched by swap market activity, the guide uses diagramming techniques to first explain what…

The only complete guide to an increasingly popular approach to futures tradingThis book outlines a highly successful alternative approach to trading commodity futures, specially tailored to today's low-priced commodities markets. Unlike technical analysis, which uses statistics to inform trading decisions, scale trading is a form of fundamental analysis in which a trader slowly buys prices as they reach bottom and sells them as they climb back up. Hal Masover describes scaling techniques that work in every commodity market, including metals, en…

New technology has revolutionized the nature and threatened the existence of traditional stock and futures exchanges. This book analyses how they have responded to developments in automation,

This newest edition explores all aspects of the futures markets, from "What you need to know" to "What you must do to win." Here, learn how to build a trading plan, charting techniques, contrary opinion trading, hedging and Gann methods, and the proprietary LSS Day Trading system 3-day cycle methods.