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Investments

Investments

Haim Levy, Thierry Post

Nov 2004, Paperback, 944 pages
ISBN13: 9780273651642
ISBN10: 0273651641
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Investments offers a topical and thorough introduction to securities, securities markets and investment strategies, discussing in detail the various ways in which you can minimise risk and maximise yields.

Recent years have witnessed a revolution in the field of finance and investment in the capital market, with the market becoming truly global. This book addresses this difficult subject in a logical manner – organised and written around the new developments and challenges facing the capital market. The book takes a truly international approach with coverage of international markets and companies.

This book is suitable for any undergraduate or postgraduate investments course taken as part of a finance, business or economics programme.

1. INTRODUCTION

PART 1: THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT

2. Bonds, stocks and other securities

3. Security markets

4. Institutional investors

5. Security regulation and investment ethics

PART 2: RETURN AND RISK

6. Rates of return

7. Fundamentals of portfolio analysis

8. Mean--variance analysis

9. Portfolio diversification

PART 3: CAPITAL MARKETS IN EQUILIBRIUM

10. The capital asset-pricing model

11. The arbitrage pricing theory

12. Efficient markets: theory and evidence

PART 4: SECURITY ANALYSIS

13. Interest rates and bond valuation

14. Bonds: analysis and management

15. Stocks: valuation and selection

16. Financial statement analysis

17. Macroeconomic analysis

18. Technical analysis

PART 5: DERIVATIVE SECURITIES

19. Futures, options and other derivatives

20. Derivatives valuation

PART 6: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

21. Risk management

22. Performance evaluation

APPENDIX A: INTRODUCTION TO REGRESSION ANALYSIS

APPENDIX B: EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS

APPENDIX C: REVIEW QUESTIONS: ANSWERS

GLOSSARY

INDEX

  • Bridges theory and application by using articles from the financial media, in particular the Financial Times, as well as real-world mini-cases to illustrate concepts
  • A strong problem-solving approach is supported through many solved sample problems and practice boxes throughout the text – strong end-of-chapter problems and cases use real world information and data to give students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned to solving real problems
  • Up-to-date coverage of investment practice and academic research provides students with academic rigour.
  • Appendices with regression and Excel tools for empirical research and practical applications
  • Comprehensive companion website provides teaching and learning resources including PowerPoint slides and an instructor’s manual.

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