Options and futures are among the most important tools in todays financial world. While the book focuses on the contracts traded on derivatives exchange, options and futures, we will also scrutinize the OTC-markets and exotic deals. Due to its didactic overall set-up, this book serves as both a manual for practitioners and a classical textbook for students. The book is written in co-operation with Eurex by academic orientated investment banking professionals. It is applicable to either the finance student or the business person.