An introduction to international capital markets : products, strategies, participants / Andrew M. Chisholm.

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1. Introduction: the market context ; 2. The money markets ; 3. The foreign exchange market ; 4. Major government bond markets ; 5. Bond price sensitivity ; 6. The yield curve ; 7. Credit spreads and securitization ; 8. Equity markets and equity investment ; 9. Equity fundamental analysis ; 10. Cash flow models in equity valuation ; 11. Interest rate forwards and futures ; 12. Bond futures ; 13. Interest rate swaps ; 14. Interest rate swap valuation ; 15. Equity index futures and swaps ; 16. Fundamentals of options ; 17. Option valuation models ; 18. Option pricing and risks ; 19. Option strategies ; 20. Additional option applications.

This book is an accessible and convenient one - volume introduction to international capital markets, ideal for those entering or planning to enter investment banking or asset management. As well as serving as an invaluable reference tool for professionals already working in the industry looking to extend their knowledge base it will also benefit all those working in trading, sales and support roles. Describing how the key products and markets work, who the principle participants are and their overall goals and objectives, Andrew Chisholm provides a thorough overview of the global capital markets. The book covers a wide range of equity, debt, foreign exchange and credit instruments as well as the principal derivative products. In a step - by - step fashion, making extensive use of real-world cases and examples, it explains money markets, foreign exchange, bond markets, cash equity markets, equity valuation techniques, swaps, forwards, futures, credit derivatives, options, option risk management and convertible bonds. An extensive glossary also explains concisely many of the ' jargon ' expressions used in the financial markets. Boasting an international focus, examples are drawn from major international markets around the world. It makes extensive use of numerical examples and case studies to help explain a wide range of cash and derivative products used in the capital markets business. It covers both debt and equity products and includes new material on credit products such as collateralized debt obligations and credit derivative structures; equity fundamental analysis, portfolio theory and convertible bonds. Market data has been fully updated from the first edition and recent events such as the ' credit crisis ' are discussed. Contraportada.