For undergraduate and graduate courses in derivatives, options and futures, financial engineering, financial mathematics, and risk management. Bridge the gap between theory and practice. This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to include content which is especially relevant to students outside the United States. Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this introductory text on the futures and options markets is ideal for those with a limited background in mathematics. The eighth edition has been updated and improved - featuring a new chapter on securitization and the credit crisis, and increased discussion on the way commodity prices are modeled and commodity derivatives valued.

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約翰·赫爾(JohncHull)，加拿大多倫多大學羅特曼管理學院(Joseph L.Rotman School of Management)教授，Bonham金融中心主任。他是國際公認的衍生品權威，並在該領域有多部著作。Hull教授與Alan White因為在Hull-White利率模型上的工作贏得Nikko-LOR研究競賽。他是八傢學術雜誌的聯閤編輯，曾任北美、日本和歐洲多傢金融機構的顧問。

Hull教授所著的兩本書《期權、期貨和其他衍生品》與《期貨與期權市場基本原理》被翻譯成多種文字，並在全世界廣泛流行。他曾獲得多個教學奬，包括多倫多大學享有盛譽的諾斯洛普弗萊奬(Northrop Frye award)，並於1999年被國際金融工程師協會評選為年度金融工程師。

除多倫多大學外，Hull博士還曾在約剋大學、不列顛哥倫比亞大學、紐約大學、格連菲爾德大學、倫敦商學院任教。