
The Greeks and Hedging Explained
Peter Leoni(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 29. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 134 pages
978-1-137-35073-2 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide to basic and intermediate hedging techniques for traders, structerers and risk management quants. This book fills a gap for a technical but not impenetrable guide to hedging options, and the 'Greek' (Theta, Vega, Rho and Lambda) -parameters that represent the sensitivity of derivatives prices.
More details
Series
Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIV, 134 p.
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
253 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-35073-2 (9781137350732)
DOI
10.1057/9781137350749
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Peter Leoni
The Greeks and Hedging Explained
E-Book
05/2014
1st Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€39.58
Available for download
Person
Peter Leoni graduated in 2003 with a PhD in mathematical physics and then stumbled into the fascinating world of finance. He started his professional career in Belgium working for KBC Asset Management as a risk manager, modelling equity and interest rate derivatives. Later on he moved into ING as a front office quant on the exotic derivatives desk. In 2007 he switched his career path toward commodities with a particular focus on energy modelling. He spent four years in the trading unit of GDF Suez in Brussels and then worked for a private fund in Geneva, Macquarie Bank in London and currently for the London/Geneva office of a privately owned trading firm. He also holds the position of visiting professor for the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
Content
1. Hedging Contingent Claims 2. Delta Hedging in the Perfect World 3. The Balance between Gamma and Theta 4. Trading is the Answer to the Unknown 5. Vega as a Crucial Greek 6. The Greek Approximation 7. Volatility Term Structure 8. Skew and Smile