Includes appendices and index.

Contents: Part one: Introduction to investments: The investment setting -- Security markets -- Participating in the market -- Investment companies: mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, Closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts -- Part two: Analysis and valuation of equity securities: Economic activity -- Industry analysis -- Valuation of the individual firm -- Financial statement analysis -- Part three: Issues in efficient markets: Efficient markets and anomalies -- Behavioural finance and technical analysis -- Part four: Fixed-income and leveraged securities: Bond and fixed-income fundamentals -- Principles of bond valuation and investment -- Convertible securities and warrants -- Part five: Derivative products: Put and call options -- Commodities and financial futures -- Stock index future and options -- Part six: Broadening the investment perspective: A basic look at portfolio management and capital market theory -- Duration and bond Portfolio management -- International securities markets -- Investments in real assets -- Alternative investments: private equity and hedge funds -- Measuring risks and returns of portfolio managers.