Fundamentals of financial instruments [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives / / Sunil Parameswaran
| Fundamentals of financial instruments [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives / / Sunil Parameswaran |
| Autore | Parameswaran Sunil |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.6 |
| Collana | Wiley finance |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments
Securities Foreign exchange |
| ISBN |
1-119-19962-X
0-470-82911-7 1-283-29451-6 9786613294517 0-470-82910-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Fundamentals of Financial Instruments: An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Instruments, and Markets; The Role of an Economic System; A Command Economy; A Market Economy; Classification of Economic Units; An Economy's Relationship with the External World; The Balance of Trade; The Current Account Balance; Financial Assets; Primary Markets and Secondary Markets; Exchanges and OTC Markets; Brokers and Dealers; The Need for Brokers and Dealers; Trading Positions
The Buy Side and the Sell Side Investment Bankers; Direct and Indirect Markets; Mutual Funds; Money and Capital Markets; The Euro currency Market; The International Bond Market; Globalization of Equity Markets; Dual Listing; Fungibility; Risk; After the Trade: Clearing and Settlement; Dematerialization and the Role of a Depository; Custodial Services; Globalization: The New Mantra; Chapter 2: Mathematics of Finance; Interest Rates; The Real Rate of Interest; The Fisher Equation; Simple Interest; Compound Interest; Properties; A Symbolic Derivation; Principle of Equivalency Continuous Compounding Future Value; Present Value; Handling a Series of Cash Flows; The Internal Rate of Return; Evaluating an Investment; Annuities: An Introduction; Perpetuities; The Amortization Method; Amortization with a Balloon Payment; The Equal Principal Repayment Approach; Types of Interest Computation; Loans with a Compensating Balance; Chapter 3: Equity Shares, Preferred Shares, and Stock Market Indexes; Introduction; Par Value versus Book Value; Voting Rights; Statutory versus Cumulative Voting; Proxies; Dividends; Dividend Yield; Dividend Reinvestment Plans; Stock Dividends Treasury Stock Splits and Reverse Splits; Costs Associated with Splits and Stock Dividends; Preemptive Rights; Interpreting Stated Ratios; Handling Fractions; Physical Certificates versus Book Entry; Tracking Stock; Report Cards; Types of Stocks; Risk and Return and the Concept of Diversification; Preferred Shares; Callable Preferred Stock; Convertible Preferred Shares; Cumulative Preferred Shares; Adjustable Rate Preferred Shares; Participating Preferred Shares; Dividend Discount Models; A General Valuation Model; The Constant Growth Model; The Two-Stage Model; The Three-Stage Model The H Model Stock Market Indexes; Price-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Divisor; The Importance of Price; Value-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Base-Period Capitalization; Equally Weighted Indexes; Tracking Portfolios; The Free-Floating Methodology; Well-Known Global Indexes; Margin Trading and Short Selling; Terminology; Maintenance Margin; Regulation T and NYSE and NASD Rules; Short Selling; Chapter 4: Bonds; Valuation of a Bond; Par, Premium, and Discount Bonds; Evolution of the Price; Zero-Coupon Bonds; Valuing a Bond in between Coupon Dates; Day-Count Conventions; Actual-Actual The Treasury's Approach |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781987203321 |
Parameswaran Sunil
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| Singapore, : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fundamentals of financial instruments : an introduction to stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives / / Sunil Parameswaran
| Fundamentals of financial instruments : an introduction to stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives / / Sunil Parameswaran |
| Autore | Parameswaran Sunil |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.6 |
| Collana | Wiley finance |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments
Securities Foreign exchange |
| ISBN |
1-119-19962-X
0-470-82911-7 1-283-29451-6 9786613294517 0-470-82910-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Fundamentals of Financial Instruments: An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Instruments, and Markets; The Role of an Economic System; A Command Economy; A Market Economy; Classification of Economic Units; An Economy's Relationship with the External World; The Balance of Trade; The Current Account Balance; Financial Assets; Primary Markets and Secondary Markets; Exchanges and OTC Markets; Brokers and Dealers; The Need for Brokers and Dealers; Trading Positions
The Buy Side and the Sell Side Investment Bankers; Direct and Indirect Markets; Mutual Funds; Money and Capital Markets; The Euro currency Market; The International Bond Market; Globalization of Equity Markets; Dual Listing; Fungibility; Risk; After the Trade: Clearing and Settlement; Dematerialization and the Role of a Depository; Custodial Services; Globalization: The New Mantra; Chapter 2: Mathematics of Finance; Interest Rates; The Real Rate of Interest; The Fisher Equation; Simple Interest; Compound Interest; Properties; A Symbolic Derivation; Principle of Equivalency Continuous Compounding Future Value; Present Value; Handling a Series of Cash Flows; The Internal Rate of Return; Evaluating an Investment; Annuities: An Introduction; Perpetuities; The Amortization Method; Amortization with a Balloon Payment; The Equal Principal Repayment Approach; Types of Interest Computation; Loans with a Compensating Balance; Chapter 3: Equity Shares, Preferred Shares, and Stock Market Indexes; Introduction; Par Value versus Book Value; Voting Rights; Statutory versus Cumulative Voting; Proxies; Dividends; Dividend Yield; Dividend Reinvestment Plans; Stock Dividends Treasury Stock Splits and Reverse Splits; Costs Associated with Splits and Stock Dividends; Preemptive Rights; Interpreting Stated Ratios; Handling Fractions; Physical Certificates versus Book Entry; Tracking Stock; Report Cards; Types of Stocks; Risk and Return and the Concept of Diversification; Preferred Shares; Callable Preferred Stock; Convertible Preferred Shares; Cumulative Preferred Shares; Adjustable Rate Preferred Shares; Participating Preferred Shares; Dividend Discount Models; A General Valuation Model; The Constant Growth Model; The Two-Stage Model; The Three-Stage Model The H Model Stock Market Indexes; Price-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Divisor; The Importance of Price; Value-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Base-Period Capitalization; Equally Weighted Indexes; Tracking Portfolios; The Free-Floating Methodology; Well-Known Global Indexes; Margin Trading and Short Selling; Terminology; Maintenance Margin; Regulation T and NYSE and NASD Rules; Short Selling; Chapter 4: Bonds; Valuation of a Bond; Par, Premium, and Discount Bonds; Evolution of the Price; Zero-Coupon Bonds; Valuing a Bond in between Coupon Dates; Day-Count Conventions; Actual-Actual The Treasury's Approach |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972339503321 |
Parameswaran Sunil
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| Singapore, : John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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