As someone says, this is 'Geeta' of Derivatives. Rightly so.
The real world example of various incidents is a key point which makes the reading quite interesting.
It enhances the knowledge so much that a reader can become successful trader as well. :-)

Very few text books combine clarity of presentation, coverage of material (cover material from as widely ranged as stochastic calculus, volatility, exotic derivatives, numerical methods, montecarlo simulation, econometrics, interest rate models, real options...), extensive exercises and assignment questions, the authority (Hull is one of the best mathematical finance researchers in the world as his widely cited papers and Hull White model of of IRD's show) and wide spread following by practic...

What Philips Kotler is to marketing, I regard This Book of John C Hull to be in the same bracket for options, futures and other derivatives. This book though suited for each and every type of learner is paced best for the intermediate learner in the same domain. There are only few differences between the 7th and 8th edition and the price is a bargain for 7th edition as i did a compare on all the other E-book sites. Have been reading Hull from its sixth edition stage and the seventh edition ha...

I used this book in my second semester for a paper on Derivatives in the MA Financial Economics program I am enrolled in.

The prerequisites for reading this book are minimal and the approach of the author is definitive with clear and simple examples along with rigorous and comprehensive back-questions.

The back-questions will go a long way in drilling the concepts deep into your brain as the subject can be quite challenging and confusing if only the text is read.

The book is very well presented. The basics of most of the money market instruments are explained and which is followed by detailing of the derivatives and their pricing. It gives some insights into risk modelling and reasonable understanding of Stochastic Finance models.

Very good book to understand the basics. Please make sure you are good with basic statistics before reading this book.

Very good book, also use the same author book for answers, then that it will make complete circle. Complex example can be understood by referring this book