Financial Instruments Manual

Author: Fabozzi
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities" is the first textbook to comprehensively discuss a wide range of financial instruments. Written by experts from various fields, this book provides personal and institutional investors with the knowledge necessary to select and effectively utilize the numerous financial instruments available in today's markets. The topics covered include:
Characteristics of financial markets and basic investment knowledge:
Common stocks
Fixed-income products, including money market funds, government bonds, federal agency securities, corporate bonds, emerging market bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities
Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds
Investment life insurance products, including cash-value life insurance and annuities
Hedge funds and private equity funds
Real estate investment
Derivatives, such as futures/futures contracts, options, futures options, swaps, caps, and collars.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to various products in the U.S. financial market. Readers not only gain an overview of U.S. financial products but also obtain detailed insights into each category of product. More importantly, readers can learn about the trading environment, design concepts, and design methods of foreign financial products, and identify gaps and areas for reference in the domestic financial market.