Fundamentals of Trading Energy Futures and Options
Author: Steven Errera, Stewart L. Brown
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ISBN: 0878148361
Publisher: Pennwell Pub (February, 2002)
Sales Rank: 53,060
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very Good Primer
This is an excellent and invaluable learning tool. It is helpful to have some financial experience, namely understanding some of the terms like call and put,etc, so that you may spend more time focusing on the concepts, but not absolutely necessary.
The book is logically organized to start with an overview of the futures market,followed by an overview of futures, generalized hedging, and options. All topics are related to energy commodities with easy to understand explanations. Relevant details relating to the energy market (definitions of spark spreads, inter-exchange hedging strategies, etc) are included.
Although I could not go into the market and trade commodities after reading this book, I could understand the overall concept of hedging energy futures and options and this serves as an excellent primer to the next level.
I would say that this book is at about the college senior level, easy on the math and not heavy on modeling. I would recommend it for the beginning MBA student but not at a PHD level.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Outstanding material on trading energy futures and options
Thanks to the authors for presenting this information in language that is understandable to the masses. You have demystified a topic that is often encrypted. Many people in the energy business would benefit greatly in their overall understanding by reading this book! It is well-organized and makes the complex business of hedging futures contracts seem logical.
I have worked with wholesale energy traders and seen the trading floor with it's live weather maps, analytical systems, and 100 or so traders and I thought it was an exciting environment. Understanding P/(L) positions, mark to market, and familiarizing with the multitude of hedging strategies has made this intriguing business all the more interesting to me.
The book delivers exactly what its title implies. Thank you, again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
easy to understand
The Fundamentals of Trading Energy Futures & Options was one the best business books I've read. It was easy to read and understand. The book is well written and earned its cost in my first hour of trading. I highly recommend this book. Similar Products
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