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Investments

William F. Sharpe, Gordon J. Alexander, Jeffery V. Bailey

Prentice-Hall International, c1999

6th ed., international ed

  • : pbk

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Previous ed.: 1995

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

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.

Table of Contents

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.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA39996636
  • ISBN
    • 013011507X
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, N.J. ; London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 962 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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