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- January 2008
- Background Note
Equity Derivatives
By: Joshua Coval and Erik Stafford
The goal of these simulations is to understand the dynamic replication technique behind the Black-Scholes/Merton options model. The simulations focus on a single stock and a risk-free discount bond, which are used to replicate a contingent payoff. The underlying stock... View Details
Coval, Joshua, and Erik Stafford. "Equity Derivatives." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-117, January 2008.
- Research Summary
Derivative Securities
Professor Chacko's research on financial engineering has addressed the valuation and application of derivative securities. Professor Chacko's research has looked at the pricing of a variety of derivative securities, including fixed-income securities. He has developed... View Details
- March 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Background Note
Interest Rate Derivatives
By: Peter Tufano
Introduces and explains the six major interest rate derivative products: swaps, forward rate agreements, Eurodollar futures, bond options, caps/floors/collars, and swap options. View Details
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Interest Rate Derivatives." Harvard Business School Background Note 294-095, March 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- April 1995 (Revised March 1997)
- Background Note
Introduction to Derivative Instruments
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
Provides an elementary introduction to three major classes of derivative instruments: options, forwards and futures, and swaps. View Details
Keywords: Financial Instruments
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Introduction to Derivative Instruments." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-141, April 1995. (Revised March 1997.)
- September 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Banque Paribas: Paribas Derives Garantis
In March 1993, the management of Paribas Capital Markets is making a final review of the proposal to set up Paribas Derives Garantis (PDG), a special-purpose subsidiary of Compagnie Financiere de Paribas (CFP), that would guarantee derivative products offered by Banque... View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Business Subsidiaries; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Industry
Mason, Scott P., and Kuljot Singh. "Banque Paribas: Paribas Derives Garantis." Harvard Business School Case 295-008, September 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- 1966
- Book
Aromatics and Derivatives
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Stobaugh, Robert B. Aromatics and Derivatives. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 1966.
- August 1994
- Background Note
Derivative Markets: Structure and Risks
Gives a conceptual understanding of derivative products, their applications, and valuation. After a brief treatment of exchange-traded derivatives, explores over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, emphasizing the market, credit, legal, operational, and other risks... View Details
Mason, Scott P., and Kuljot Singh. "Derivative Markets: Structure and Risks." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-009, August 1994.
- January 2008 (Revised May 2013)
- Background Note
Accounting for Interest Rate Derivatives
Explains the accounting for interest rate derivatives under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 133. View Details
Kimbrough, Michael D., and Nicole Thorne Jenkins. "Accounting for Interest Rate Derivatives." Harvard Business School Background Note 108-061, January 2008. (Revised May 2013.)
- 2006
- Book
The Derivatives Sourcebook
By: Terence Lim, Andrew W. Lo, Robert C. Merton and Myron S. Scholes
Keywords: Books
Lim, Terence, Andrew W. Lo, Robert C. Merton, and Myron S. Scholes. The Derivatives Sourcebook. Foundation and Trends in Finance . Now Publishers, 2006.
- May 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Background Note
Note on Credit Derivatives
Provides the basic underlying model for credit risk analysis, as well as covers basic credit risk derivatives, such as asset swaps, credit default swaps, total return of rate swaps, and credit spread options. View Details
Chacko, George C., Peter A. Hecht, Anders Sjoman, and Kate Hao. "Note on Credit Derivatives." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-111, May 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- Research Summary
Optimal Portfolios with Housing Derivatives
Households that contemplate moving to different cities or trading up or down in the fu-ture are exposed to substantial housing risk. In order to mitigate this risk, I derive the op-timal portfolios using housing futures. In addition to the optimum growth portfolio,... View Details
- January 1997 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
An Overview of Credit Derivatives
Presents the history and features of credit derivatives, a new class of securities. A stylized problem is also provided. View Details
Keywords: Credit Derivatives and Swaps
Das, Sanjiv R., and Stephen E. Lynagh. "An Overview of Credit Derivatives." Harvard Business School Case 297-086, January 1997. (Revised March 1999.)
- Fast Answer
Stock, derivative & commodity exchanges
Where can I find a listing of stock exchanges? World Federation of Exchanges Lists members and non-members... View Details
- September 1997
- Article
New Derivative Standard Draft Released
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New Derivative Standard Draft Released." Accounting Bulletin, no. 57 (September 1997).
- June 2006 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Euronext.liffe and the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market (A)
Euronext.liffe, a derivatives trading exchange, had just finished rolling out three new services targeted at the over-the-counter (OTC) market in 2004. The services offered automated confirmation and clearing for OTC equity derivatives. Yet, developments in the... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Product Positioning; Competition; Financial Markets; Network Effects; Cooperation
Cantillon, Estelle S. "Euronext.liffe and the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market (A)." Harvard Business School Case 706-515, June 2006. (Revised September 2006.)
- July 1996
- Article
New Derivative Accounting Standard Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New Derivative Accounting Standard Proposed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 39 (July 1996).
- July 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Delphi Corp. and the Credit Derivatives Market (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Victoria Ivashina and Sarah Abbott
In 2005, Jane Bauer-Martin, a hedge fund manager, is considering what she should do with the fund's large investment in the publicly traded bonds of Delphi Corp., a financially troubled auto parts supplier. Delphi is General Motor's key auto parts supplier, and, like... View Details
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Bonds; Financial Management; Risk Management
Gilson, Stuart C., Victoria Ivashina, and Sarah Abbott. "Delphi Corp. and the Credit Derivatives Market (A)." Harvard Business School Case 210-002, July 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- May 1994
- Article
Investor's Guide to Derivative Accounting Basics
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Investor's Guide to Derivative Accounting Basics." Accounting Bulletin, no. 24 (May 1994).
- 1995
- Chapter
The Payment System and Derivative Instruments
By: André Perold
Perold, André. "The Payment System and Derivative Instruments." In The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- July 1998
- Article
New Derivative and Hedging Accounting Standard
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "New Derivative and Hedging Accounting Standard." Accounting Bulletin, no. 67 (July 1998).