The securities markets series has been designed to cater to professionals who do not have time to read and assimilate a treatise on financial management or corporate finance. It provides a reasonably in-depth exposition on the topics in a concise and lucid manner, embellished with a lot of pertinent examples. It offers "just in time" learning on securities markets, with a focus on global conventions and practices. Futures and forwards covers the fundamentals of futures and forward contracts. Lucidly written, the book covers: similarities and differences between futures and forwardsvaluation of forward and futures contractshedging and speculationtrading strategiesthe book will be useful to professionals in the bfsi space and students. - from Amzon