Corporate and federal debt has increased over 350% in the last four years, accompanied by an explosion in the use of complex derivative products. To cope with this new market, fixed income traders …
An analysis of 25 emerging markets emphasizing the mitigation of investment risk through investigation and planning. Keppler (investment advisor) and Lechner (markets bond trader) advise investors …
Explains how to recognize changing conditions in the economy, suggests appropriate investment strategies for each economic season and looks at stocks, bonds, gold, and real estate
Saunders and Cornett's Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach provides an innovative approach that focuses on managing return and risk in modern financial institutions. The c…
Explains the fundamentals of options contracts and strategies for buying and selling calls and puts, spreads, straddles and combinations, synthetic positions, and arbitrage. Reviews all types of op…
Weintraub, a trader, consultant, and educator with 10 years of experience, reveals tricks, tips, traps, and spreads culled from the trade floor, plus tales from the trenches and a glossary, for off…
This reference addresses the entire spectrum of issues confronting entrepreneurs and investors in the arena of venture finance. The author provides guidance on the entire process, beginning with th…
A series of studies developed at Salomon Brothers Inc. that is based on the concept of shortfall risk, which is the risk of failing to earn the minimum return that an investment manager regards as …
The way affluent investors approach their portfolios may be strikingly different from how small or average investors invest. Author Stephen P. Rappaport takes a fascinating look at the affluent…
A Triple Helix of university-industry-government interactions is the key to innovation in increasingly knowledge-based societies. As the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge moves …