Bond Portfolio Management,
2nd Edition
Frank J. Fabozzi
Copyright: 2001
In Bond Portfolio Management,
Frank Fabozzi, the leading expert in fixed income securities, explains the latest
strategies for maximizing bond portfolio returns. Through in-depth discussions on
different types of bonds, valuation principles, and a wide range of strategies, Bond
Portfolio Management will prepare you for virtually any bond related event-whether your
working on a pension fund or at an insurance company. Key topics include investment
objectives of institutional investors, general principles of bond valuation, measuring
interest rate risk, and evaluating performance. Bond Portfolio Management is an excellent
resource for anyone looking to master one of the world's largest markets, and is a
perfect companion to Fabozzi's successful guide-The Handbook of Fixed-Income
Securities.
Tables of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Investment Objectives of
Institutional Investors.
SECTION I: THE INSTRUMENTS.
3. Bonds.
4. Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities.
5. Credit Sensitive Mortgage-
and Asset-Backed Securities.
6. Interest Rate and Credit
Derivatives.
7. Financing Positions.
SECTION II: VALUATION.
8. General Principles of Bond
Valuation.
9. Valuation Methodologies.
10. Valuation of Interest
Rate Derivative Instruments.
SECTION III: MEASURING
POTENTIAL RETURN AND RISK EXPOSURE.
11. Total Return Framework.
12. Measuring Risk.
13. Measuring Interest Rate
Risk.
14. Credit Analysis.
SECTION IV: PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
15. Managing Funds Against a
Bond Market Index.
16. Managing Funds Against
Liabilities.
17. Strategies with Futures
and Swaps.
18. Strategies with Options,
Caps, and Floors.
19. Managing a Global Bond
Portfolio.
20. Measuring and Evaluating
Performance.
Appendix: Tax Considerations.
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