TY - BOOK AU - Bodie, Zvi. AU - Kane, Alex. AU - Marcus, Alan J. TI - Essentials of investments. SN - 9780072855586 AV - HG4521.B56 U1 - 332.6 dc21 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Investments N1 - Includes index; 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 -- ER -