Dr.D.K.Baranitharan, Assistant Professor and Head, PG Department of Commerce, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.B.Agila, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.G.S.Anusha, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mrs.S.Shankari, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mr.B.Sudhakar, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Sri Muthukumaran Arts and Science College, Mangadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Dr.V.P.T.Dhevika, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.O.T.V.Latasri, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.K.Sujatha, Head, Department of Bank Management, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

This first Asia-Pacific edition of Reilly/Brown’s Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management builds on the authors’ strong reputations for combining solid theory with practical application and has been developed especially for courses across the Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific regions. The real-world illustrations and hands-on activities enhance an already rigourous, empirical approach to topics such as investment instruments, capital markets, behavioural finance, hedge funds, and international investment. The text also emphasises how investment practice and theory are influenced by globalisation.

Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (New Series) is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the area of investment analysis and portfolio management. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in security analysis, portfolio management, options, futures, and other related issues. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance, economics, and accounting and applied research in the financial community.

Dr.R.S.Balasenthil, Associate Professor, Department of MBA, KLN College of Engineering, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India. Mrs.B.Jaya, Assistant Professor, M.A.M Business School, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.I.Ashiq Mohamed, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. Mr.Varun Kumar.T, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce (SF), Fatima Mata National College (Autonomous), Kollam, Kerala, India.

Bond and Money Markets: Strategy, Trading, Analysis explains and analyses all aspects of the bond and money markets and is both an introduction for newcomers and an advanced text for experienced market practitioners and graduate students. Those with experience of the industry at all levels will find the book invaluable as a standard reference work.The book features coverage of: - Government and Corporate bonds, Eurobonds, callable bonds, convertibles - Asset-backed bonds including mortgages and CDOs - Derivative instruments including bond futures, swaps, options, structured products, and option valuation models - Interest-rate risk, duration analysis, convexity, and the convexity bias - The money markets, repo markets, basis trading, and asset / liability management - Term structure models, estimating and interpreting the yield curve - Portfolio management, including total return framework, portfolio strategies, and constructing bond indices and valuable insight into: - Trading and hedging strategy - Charting and technical analysis - The latest market developments, such as value-at-risk, and credit derivatives - Emerging markets and the benefits of international investment The Bond and Money Markets: Strategy, Trading, Analysis is aimed at a wide readership including bond salespersons, traders, corporate financiers and graduate trainees, as well as risk managers, operations professionals and business analysts. Other market participants including fund managers, corporate treasurers, management consultants, regulators and financial journalists will also find the content useful. - This book is virtually a stand alone reference book on interest rate swaps, the money markets, financial market mathematics, interest-rate futures and technical analysis - Includes some introductory coverage of very specialised topics (for which one requires specialised texts) such as VaR, Asset & liability management, credit derivatives - Combines accessible style with advanced level topics, plus review of latest research

Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (New Series) is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the area of investment analysis and portfolio management. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in security analysis, portfolio management, options, futures, and other related issues. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance, economics, and accounting and applied research in the financial community.

Twelve papers focus on investment analysis, portfolio theory, and their implementation in portfolio management

The world of investment is fascinating and, at the same time, enigmatic. The investor's behaviour the world over had oscillated between panic and enthusiasm, guided by the psychological forces of fear and greed. Only knowledgeable investors can minimize investment-related risks through systematic planning and efficient and effective management of their investments. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management helps you gain that knowlegde. It will be useful to academicians and practitioners and offers a scientific approach to investment management, comprehensive coverage of theory, tools, and techniques of investments, a focus on stock market instruments and is richly illustrated to help understand methods of processing investment information.