The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, Eighth Edition (PROFESSIONAL FINANCE & INVESTM) - Hardcover

Fabozzi, Frank J.; Mann, Steven V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071768467 ISBN 13: 9780071768467

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2012

Synopsis

The Definitive Guide to Fixed Income Securities―Revised and Updated for the New Era of Investing

For decades, The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities has been the most trusted resource in the world for fixed income investing. Since the publication of the last edition, however, the financial markets have experienced major upheavals, introducing dramatic new opportunities and risks.

This completely revised and expanded eighth edition contains 31 new chapters that bring you up to date on the latest products, analytical tools, methodologies, and strategies for identifying and capitalizing on the potential of the fixed income securities market in order to enhance returns. Among the world’s leading authorities on the subject, Frank J. Fabozzi, along with Steven V. Mann, has gathered a powerful global team of leading experts to provide you with the newest and best techniques for taking advantage of this market. New topics include:

• Electronic trading
• Macro-economic dynamics and the corporate bond market
• Leveraged loans
• Structured and credit-linked notes
• Exchange-traded funds
• Covered bonds
• Collateralized loan obligations
• Risk analysis from multifactor fixed income models
• High-yield bond portfolio management
• Distressed structured credit securities
• Hedge fund fixed income strategies
• Credit derivatives valuation and risk
• Tail risk hedging
• Principles of performance attribution

Invaluable for its theoretical insights, unsurpassed in its hands-on guidance, and unequaled in the expertise and authority of its contributors, this all-new edition of The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities delivers the information and knowledge you need to stay on top of the market and ahead of the curve.

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From the Back Cover

The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities is the investing industry s most trusted, widely followed fixed income reference. For nearly three decades, investors have been drawn to its unparalleled scope, detail, and expertise.

Now, the world s most authoritative fixed income resource has been updated with facts and formulas to help you better analyze, value, and manage fixed income instruments and their derivatives in today s evolving marketplace. This thoroughly revised eighth edition includes detailed discussions of:

• Types, features, and uses of fixed income securities
• Active and structured portfolio management strategies
• Basics of fixed income analytics, from bond pricing to price volatility measures
• Risks and risk control strategies
• Portfolio management applications of interest rates and credit derivatives
• Asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, and innovative fixed income applications
• Convertible securities and their investment application

The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities is the most inclusive, up-to-date source available for fixed income facts and analyses. Its valuable perspective and insights will help you enhance investment returns and avoid poor performance in the fixed income market.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071768467
• ISBN 13: 9780071768467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1840