Bodie, Zvi. <br/><br/>
Essentials of investments. / 
Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane and Alan J. Marcus. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - New York:  McGraw-Hill,  2004. 
 - xxx, 688 p.:  ill.; 
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<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: 1. Elements of investments: Investment: background and issues -- Global financial instruments -- How securities are traded -- Mutual funds and other investment companies -- 2. Portfolio theory: Risk and return: past and prologue -- Efficient diversification -- Capital asset pricing and arbitrage pricing theory -- The Efficient market hypothesis -- 3. Debt securities: Bond prices and yields -- Managing bond portfolios -- 4. Security analysis: Macroeconomic and industry analysis -- Equity valuation -- Financial statement analysis -- 5. Derivative markets: Options markets -- Option valuation -- Futures markets -- 6. Active investment management: Investors and the investment process -- Taxes, inflation and investment strategy -- Behavioral finance and technical analysis -- Performance evaluation and active portfolio management -- International investing -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780072855586 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Investments 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG4521.B56 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.6