Capital Market Instruments

Revised and updated guide to some of the most important issues in the capital markets today, with an emphasis on fixed-income instruments. Fundamental concepts in equity market analysis, foreign exchange and money markets are also covered to provide a comprehensive overview. Analysis and valuation techniques are given for practical application.

The substantially revised fifth edition of a textbook covering the wide range of instruments available in financial markets, with a new emphasis on risk management. Over the last fifty years, an extensive array of instruments for financing, investing, and controlling risk has become available in financial markets, with demand for these innovations driven by the needs of investors and borrowers. The recent financial crisis offered painful lessons on the consequences of ignoring the risks associated with new financial products and strategies. This substantially revised fifth edition of a widely used text covers financial product innovation with a new emphasis on risk management and regulatory reform. Chapters from the previous edition have been updated, and new chapters cover material that reflects recent developments in financial markets. The book begins with an introduction to financial markets, offering a new chapter that provides an overview of risk—including the key elements of financial risk management and the identification and quantification of risk. The book then covers market participants, including a new chapter on collective investment products managed by asset management firms; the basics of cash and derivatives markets, with new coverage of financial derivatives and securitization; theories of risk and return, with a new chapter on return distributions and risk measures; the structure of interest rates and the pricing of debt obligations; equity markets; debt markets, including chapters on money market instruments, municipal securities, and credit sensitive securitized products; and advanced coverage of derivative markets. Each chapter ends with a review of key points and questions based on the material covered.

This work describes all phases of the capital market, including the instruments, institutions and valuation of instruments. It offers coverage of capital markets, the instruments, the players, and the principles of valuation with a blend of theory and practice. The second edition expands upon the topics covered in the first and updates all material to reflect financial trends and developments. Coverage of risk and return theories has been expanded, there's a new chapter introducing the swaps market and the coverage of interest rate determination has been expanded. A new chapter devoted to asset-backed securities is also included as are 50 per cent more questions.

This text analyzes the entire financial system and its component parts with an expanded discussion of the trend toward globalization of financial markets and institutions. It also discusses all major types of financial instruments and provides a grounding in interest price determination.

Provides a comprehensive view of the whole financial system. This book discuses various major types of financial institutions and financial instruments present along with how and why the system of money and capital markets is changing. It also provides a descriptive explanation of how interest rates and security values are determined.