Fixed Income Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) - Hardcover

Fabozzi, Frank J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047005221X ISBN 13: 9780470052211

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

In the Second Edition of Fixed Income Analysis, financial expert Frank Fabozzi and a team of knowledgeable contributors provide complete coverage of the most important issues in fixed income analysis.

Now, in Fixed Income Analysis Workbook, Second Edition, Fabozzi offers you a wealth of practical information and exercises that will solidify your understanding of the tools and techniques associated with this discipline. This comprehensive study guide––which parallels the main book chapter by chapter––contains challenging problems and a complete set of solutions as well as concise learning outcome statements and summary overviews.

If you want to make the most of your time in the fixed income marketplace, the lessons within this workbook can show you how. Topics reviewed include:

• The risks associated with investing in fixed income securities
• The fundamentals of valuation and interest rate risk
• The features of structured products––such as mortgage–backed securities and asset–backed securities
• The principles of credit analysis
• The valuation of fixed income securities with embedded options

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Fabozzi has a gift for making the complex comprehensible. He cuts through the jargon and mathematics to explain the fixed income market in a splendidly logical and intuitive manner."
Martin Fridson, CFA, CEO, FridsonVision LLC

"This is the finest and most comprehensive treatment of the global debt markets in a single volume ever published. This compelling book should be a mandatory read, not only for aspiring CFA charterholders, but by all professional members of the global bond community."
Jack Malvey, CFA, Chief Global Fixed Income Strategist, Lehman Brothers

"In the field of fixed income analysis, Dr. Fabozzi has honed his authoring and editing skills over many years. This encyclopedic volume is likely to become the ′go to′ reference for many fixed income investment professionals."
Bill Nemerever, CFA, Partner, Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

"A tour de force by a giant in our business"
Paul McCulley, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, PIMCO

About the Author

FRANK J. FABOZZI, PhD, CFA, CFP, is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow at Yale University′s School of Management. He is also Editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management, and a consultant.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 047005221X
• ISBN 13: 9780470052211
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 768