Fixed Income Securities Handbook (Sixth Edition)

Author: Frank Fabozzi (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Since Frank Fabozzi's Handbook of Fixed Income Securities was first published in 1983, it has become the reference standard for institutional and individual investors in the fixed income securities field worldwide. To keep pace with the rapidly evolving financial markets, the author has revised and updated this classic to its sixth edition, expanding and providing more in-depth analysis and guidance on the following aspects: types and characteristics of fixed income securities; risk and risk control strategies; mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities; bond market indices; bonds with embedded options; floating-rate bonds; municipal bonds; fixed income securities portfolio management; government bonds; inflation-indexed bonds; interest rate derivatives and their applications. In the fixed income securities market, to achieve maximum returns with minimized risk, you must understand the new market dynamics. Handbook of Fixed Income Securities provides you with complete information on fixed income securities investment in the 21st century. At the same time, it is the most authoritative fixed income reference book in your investment library. Over the past two decades, Handbook of Fixed Income Securities has become an essential reference tool for fund managers, institutional investors, financial analysts—and essentially anyone who needs new and authoritative global fixed income securities market information. However, changes such as e-commerce, the widespread use of derivatives, and 24-hour trading markets mark the arrival of a new investment era, bringing both new opportunities and new risks. Fully revised and expanded, the sixth edition of this classic masterpiece—each chapter written by the most credible and authoritative fixed income securities experts in the field—addresses the new practical changes in the fixed income market and meets the needs of today's financial professionals. This edition's updates include: