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Fundamentals of investments

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

(Prentice Hall finance series)

Prentice Hall, c2001

3rd ed

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Bibliography: p. 715-757

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written for the introductory course in Investments. This introduction provides a clear framework for understanding and analyzing securities, and covers the major institutional features and theories of investing. While the text is meant to present a thorough discussion of investments, the authors keep the material practical, relevant, and make the text easy to comprehend.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Introduction. II. THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT. 2. Buying and Selling Securities. 3. Security Markets. 4. Efficient Markets, Investment Value, and Market Price. 5. Taxes. 6. Inflation. III. MODERN INVESTMENT THEORY. 7. The Portfolio Selection Problem. 8. Portfolio Analysis. 9. Riskfree Lending and Borrowing. 10. The Capital Asset Pricing Model. 11. Factor Models. 12. Arbitrage Pricing Theory. IV. COMMON STOCKS. 13. Characteristics of Common Stocks. 14. Financial Analysis of Common Stocks. 15. Dividend Discount Models. 16. Dividends and Earnings. 17. Investment Management. 18. Portfolio Performance Evaluation. V. FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES. 19. Types of Fixed-Income Securities. 20. Fundamentals of Bond Valuation. 21. Bond Analysis. 22. Bond Portfolio Management. VI. OTHER INVESTMENTS. 23. Investment Companies. 24. Options. 25. Futures. 26. International Investing. Glossary. References. Selected Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA48005936
  • ISBN
    • 0132926172
  • LCCN
    99048069
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxi, 781 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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