Investment and Portfolio Management
Contents: Preface. 1. The investment setting. 2. The asset allocation decision. 3. Organization and functioning of securities markets. 4. Merger and acquisition. 5. Efficient capital markets. 6. Portfolio management. 7. Asset pricing models. 8. Multifactor models of risk and return. 9. Analysis of financial statements. 10. An introduction to security valuation. 11. Macroeconomic and market analysis: the global asset allocation decision. 12. Stock market analysis. 13. Bond valuation. 14. Bond portfolio management strategies. 15. An introduction to derivative markets and securities. 16. Forward and futures contracts. 17. Option contracts. 18. Swap contacts, convertible securities and other embedded derivatives. 19. Evaluation of portfolio performance. 20. Case studies.
This book provides students with an elaborate introduction to the process of investing in financial assets. The book also takes the outlook of both an individual investor and an investment manager. Its main focus is on the following two related processes:
Asset allocation: It deals with the allocation of funds through different asset classes.
Investment analysis: It deals with the analysis of the value of individual assets and its’ selection for a particular portfolio.
After reading this book the reader should understand the various types of financial markets with their various investment tools and trading mechanisms. They should also understand the measurement of risk and the management of the risk-return tradeoff and simultaneously the analytical techniques used in the valuation of financial assets.
This book provides students with an elaborate introduction to the process of investing in financial assets. The book also takes the outlook of both an individual investor and an investment manager. Its main focus is on the following two related processes:
Asset allocation: It deals with the allocation of funds through different asset classes.
Investment analysis: It deals with the analysis of the value of individual assets and its’ selection for a particular portfolio.
After reading this book the reader should understand the various types of financial markets with their various investment tools and trading mechanisms. They should also understand the measurement of risk and the management of the risk-return tradeoff and simultaneously the analytical techniques used in the valuation of financial assets.
