Introduction to Forward and Futures Contracts

George Constantinides

Chapter 1 in Financial Derivatives:Futures, Forwards, Swaps, Options, Corporate Securities, and Credit Default Swaps, 2015, pp 1-12 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:What are Derivatives?How Did Derivatives Evolve?Forward ContractsPayoff Diagram for Long and Short Forward PositionsFutures ContractsPayoff Diagram for Long and Short Forward PositionsOther Types of Derivatives

Keywords: Futures; Forwards; Options; Corporate Securities; Derivatives; Hedging; Risk Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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