Provides an overview of
fixed-income markets and their derivative markets including treasury, corporate, agency,
mortgage-backed securities and debt options, futures and swap markets. Helps the students
understand the theory relevant to these markets enabling them to participate in a more
intelligent and confident way as corporate customers, traders, bankers, or investors.
Benefits:
New Chapters: Three chapters
have been added, "Inflation-Indexed Debt Markets" (Chapter 7), "Emerging
Debt Markets" (Chapter 11), and "Credit Risk Models and Credit Derivatives"
(Chapter 18) to address these hot topics.
Real Data: Real-life data is
used to highlight empirical regularities, to integrate theory with practice, and to
illustrate applications in pricing, risk management, hedging and related issues.
Rich Content: Key content
includes analysis of Treasury Markets including the auction mechanisms covering
discriminatory auctions and the Treasury's experiment with uniform price auctions;
description and analysis of when-issued markets, inter-dealer broker markets, auctions,
and the secondary markets; corporate debt pricing and corporate financial distress; risk
management techniques such as the Value-at-Risk and the Risk Adjusted Return on Capital;
portfolio management techniques including dedicated portfolio (matched funding),
indexation, immunization, and portfolio insurance; dealer and listed derivatives; and
primary mortgage markets and the concept of securitization.
Practical: This text blends
academic research with practical considerations and has more institutional detail than
competitors.
Combined Chapters: Chapter
5, "Yield Curve & Term Structure Analysis" from the prior edition has been
split into two chapters.
Reorganization: Text
chapters have been reorganized to maintain a smooth flow while providing the flexibility
for faculty and students to focus on specific areas without losing continuity.Updated
Coverage: All data and empirical evidence have been updated, and new developments in the
markets have been added.
Internet References:
Internet Resources listed at the end of each chapter encourage learners to explore and
apply chapter material to real-world events and data.
Excel: Excel spreadsheets
have been introduced to provide a hands-on learning experience.
Detailed Descriptions: The
text describes in detail the markets, the players, and the institutional features relevant
to bond markets.
Highlights Important
Patterns: Relevant empirical regularities in each market are summarized.
Presents Key Analytical
Tools: The text develops analytical tools and mathematical models that are used widely by
practitioners in fixed-income markets.
700 pages