Publisher's Synopsis
This text focuses on presenting a balance of theory and applications, and providing the student with a survey of the important areas of investments: valuation, the marketplace, fixed income instruments and markets, equity instruments and markets, derivative instruments, and a cross-section of special topics such as international markets and mutual funds. There is expanded coverage of options, futures and interest rate swaps, a focus on industry analysis, international investments and global applications, and coverage of computer databses.
