Investments
United States Edition
6th Edition
Published on 16. November 1998
Book
Hardback
992 pages
978-0-13-010130-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in Investments, this book provides a solid theoretical framework around which to build practical knowledge of securities and securities markets. The authors, including a Nobel Prize winner and a full-time practitioner, offer a balanced presentation of theory and practice as they explain to students the essentials of prominent investment concepts. Just as importantly, they illustrate how those concepts are applied by professional investors. The Sixth Edition distills the growing complexity of the investment environment, enumerating and describing today's various securities and markets in a clear, concise manner and integrating discussions of new investment management techniques.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 261 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1915 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-010130-3 (9780130101303)
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Content
1. Introduction.
2. Buying and Selling Securities.
3. Security Markets.
4. Efficient Markets, Investment Value, and Market Price.
5. The Valuation of Riskless Securities.
6. The Portfolio Selection Problem.
7. Portfolio Analysis.
8. Riskfree Borrowing and Lending.
9. The Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Factor Models.
11. Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
12. Taxes and Inflation.
13. Fixed-Income Securities.
14. Bond Analysis.
15. Bond Portfolio Management.
16. Common Stocks.
17. The Valuation of Common Stocks.
18. Earnings.
19. Options.
20. Futures.
21. Investment Companies.
22. Financial Analysis.
23. Investment Management.
24. Portfolio Performance Evaluation.
25. International Investing.
Glossary.
Selected Solutions.
Index.
2. Buying and Selling Securities.
3. Security Markets.
4. Efficient Markets, Investment Value, and Market Price.
5. The Valuation of Riskless Securities.
6. The Portfolio Selection Problem.
7. Portfolio Analysis.
8. Riskfree Borrowing and Lending.
9. The Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Factor Models.
11. Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
12. Taxes and Inflation.
13. Fixed-Income Securities.
14. Bond Analysis.
15. Bond Portfolio Management.
16. Common Stocks.
17. The Valuation of Common Stocks.
18. Earnings.
19. Options.
20. Futures.
21. Investment Companies.
22. Financial Analysis.
23. Investment Management.
24. Portfolio Performance Evaluation.
25. International Investing.
Glossary.
Selected Solutions.
Index.