| Description |
304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Prentice Hall finance series |
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Prentice Hall finance series.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Function of Financial Markets -- Ch. 2. The Flow-of-Funds System -- Ch. 3. Foundations for Interest Rates -- Ch. 4. Prices and Yields for Bonds and Money Market Instruments -- Ch. 5. Inflation and Returns -- Ch. 6. The Term Structure of Interest Rates -- Ch. 7. Price Volatility, Coupon Rate, and Maturity -- Ch. 8. Default and Liquidity Risk -- Ch. 9. Derivative Securities: Interest-Rate Futures and Forward Contracts -- Ch. 10. Derivative Securities: Options -- Ch. 11. Derivative Securities: Interest-Rate and Credit Swaps -- Ch. 12. Embedded Options and Option-Adjusted Spreads -- Ch. 13. Mortgage Securities and Prepayment Risk -- Ch. 14. Controlling Currency Risk -- Ch. 15. The Influence of Taxes -- Ch. 16. The Social Allocation of Capital |
| Summary |
"Financial Market Rates and Flows, Sixth Edition, provides conceptual basis from which to understand interest rates, how they behave with changing market conditions, and how risk can be managed. This text can be used for courses in undergraduate investments, graduate investments, financial markets and institutions, fixed income securities, bond markets, and money and banking."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Capital market.
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Flow of funds.
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Hedging (Finance)
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Interest rates.
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| LC no. |
99089729 |
| ISBN |
0130180440 (paperback) |
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