Hardcover: 1072 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; 5 edition (August 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735204659
ISBN-13: 978-0735204652
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 2.2 x 9.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (125 customer reviews)
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Several years ago my broker recommended the 4th (2002) edition of this book. I liked it so much that I bought two of McMillan's subsequent publications: McMillan on Options, Second Edition (Wiley Trading) (cited as McMillan, 2004) and Options for Volatile Markets: Managing Volatility and Protecting Against Catastrophic Risk (Bloomberg Financial) (cited as McMillan, 2011). I've learned much from McMillan's books and have given them four-star reviews; however, I am a bit disappointed in the updates to this 5th edition.Having read the 4th edition and two subsequent publications, I did not find any significantly new material in this 5th edition. About 85% of the book repeats information in the 4th and possibly earlier editions. The new material includes a chapter on mathematical applications (pages 447 - 477) and an expanded discussion of volatility (pages 767 - 947). The mathematical applications give a good overview of an option's theoretical value. If you want to learn how to calculate theoretical values, however, you should also read Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (4th Edition) (Hull, 2011).Although new to this book, much of the information on volatility was previously published in McMillan 2004 (pages 241-568) and McMillan 2011 (pages 171 - 204).
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