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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by cm2187 on Monday October 01, 2018 @03:38AM (#18110675)
It is true that it is, but I always thought it was underserved. It’s not particularly clear or insightful and it is very academic.

On interest rates and yield curves, a book I would recommend is Sadr’s Interest Rates Swaps and their Derivatives [1]. Unfortunately it is a bit dated and a lot happened since it was written. But it is a very good book to understand interest rate models, which focuses more on the intuition and practical aspects and which I think is a lot more useful to a professional.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Interest-Rate-Swaps-Their-Derivatives...

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by minhazm423 on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:14AM (#18110818)
What did you study? How did you apply the knowledge in the book?
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by cm2187 on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:21AM (#18110842)
I studied engineering, applied maths and finance. I structured interest rate derivatives for a while. That’s the book I recommend to new joiners, even those without a stem background.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by ratsimihah on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:51AM (#18110961)
I'm seeing the 10th edition for £230 and the eight edition for cheaper. Would you be able to tell whether investing in the newer edition is worth?
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by cm2187 on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:56AM (#18110978)
Are you talking about the Sadr book? I am not aware that there are multiple editions. The kindle version is $70/£55 on amazon.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expe... by ratsimihah on Monday October 01, 2018 @07:16AM (#18111595)
Sorry, wrong reply! I was referring to Options, Futures and Other Derivatives.
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