Investments
William
F. Sharpe , Stanford University
Gordon J. Alexander , University of Minnesota
Jeffery V. Bailey , Dayton Hudson Corporation
Designed
for undergraduate and graduate courses in Investments, this book provides a solid
theoretical framework around which to build practical knowledge of securities and
securities markets. The authors, including a Nobel Prize winner and a full-time
practitioner, offer a balanced presentation of theory and practice as they explain to
students the essentials of prominent investment concepts. Just as importantly, they
illustrate how those concepts are applied by professional investors. The Sixth Edition
distills the growing complexity of the investment environment, enumerating and describing
today's various securities and markets in a clear, concise manner and integrating
discussions of new investment management techniques.
How
important is it to you that your investments text be broad, balanced, and current?
1. Introduction.
2. Buying and Selling Securities.
3. Security Markets.
4. Efficient Markets, Investment Value, and Market Price.
5. The Valuation of Riskless Securities.
6. The Portfolio Selection Problem.
7. Portfolio Analysis.
8. Riskfree Borrowing and Lending.
9. The Capital Asset Pricing Model.
10. Factor Models.
11. Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
12. Taxes and Inflation.
13. Fixed-Income Securities.
14. Bond Analysis.
15. Bond Portfolio Management.
16. Common Stocks.
17. The Valuation of Common Stocks.
18. Earnings.
19. Options.
20. Futures.
21. Investment Companies.
22. Financial Analysis.
23. Investment Management.
24. Portfolio Performance Evaluation.
25. International Investing.
Glossary.
Selected Solutions.
Index.
962
pages