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Derivatives And Risk Management will help readers tackle the risks of any business with an organised approach to meet the goal. Summary Of The Book Derivatives can be defined as tools for managing risks. There are innumerable derivatives of risk management that contribute to the overall growth, rating, and development of an organisation. Derivatives And Risk Management, authored by M. Ranganatham and R. Madhumathi, covers the vital concepts of the subject of risk management. It is divided into five sections, namely Derivative Risk Management, Pricing Derivative Products, Additional Derivative Products, Applications of Derivative Products, and the Basic Principles of Derivatives. Each chapter opens with a numbered list of the learning objectives, a brief chapter outline, and a case study of an imaginary organisation that demands to arrive at some definite conclusions of derivative management. The book contains information on Indian derivative markets as well as the stock exchanges. Moreover, it also contains boxes that present attention-grabbing information linked to the subject matter discussed in each chapter. Apart from these, there are many other real life case studies and instances included to help readers learn about the complete functioning of an organisation. A glossary of vital technical terminology has been provided to ensure a complete understanding of the concepts of derivative management that are discussed throughout the book. Derivatives And Risk Management has been specially designed for the students of this field and for organisational administrators. About The Authors M. Ranganatham is a renowned veteran lecturer and head of the commerce discipline in the School of Business and Management, University of Madras. Apart from this book, he has co-authored another book titled Security Analysis And Portfolio Management with R. Madhumathi. Ranganatham holds a PhD degree from Bangalore University. He teaches both PG and research students. He also takes part in various seminars for executives and academicians, and is involved in organizing training programmes. R. Madhumathi is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and specializes in Finance in the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. Many of her works have been published in several international and national journals and research papers.