文档介绍：Contents in Brief
Chapter 1 - The Investment Setting
Chapter 2 - The Asset Allocation Decision
Chapter 3 - Selecting Investments in a Global Market
Chapter 4 - Organization and Functioning of Securities Markets
Chapter 5 - Security Market Indicator Series
Chapter 6 - Efficient Capital Markets
Chapter 7 - An Introduction to Portfolio Management
Chapter 8 - An Introduction to Asset Pricing Models
Chapter 9 - Multifactor Models of Risk and Return
Chapter 10 - Analysis of Financial Statements
Chapter 11 - An Introduction to Security Valuation
Chapter 12 - Macroeconomic and Market Analysis: The Global Asset
Allocation Decision
Chapter 13 - Stock Market Analysis
Chapter 14 - Industry Analysis
Chapter 15 - Company Analysis and Stock Valuation
Chapter 16 - Technical Analysis
Chapter 17 - Equity Portfolio Management Strategies
Chapter 18 - Bond Fundamentals
Chapter 19 - The Analysis and Valuation of Bonds
Chapter 20 - Bond Portfolio Management Strategies
Chapter 21 - An Introduction to Derivative Markets and Securities
Chapter 22 - Forward and Futures Contracts
Chapter 23 - Option Contracts
Chapter 24 - Swap Contracts, Convertible Securities, and Other Embedded Derivatives
Chapter 25 - Professional Asset Management
Chapter 26 - Evaluation of Portfolio Performance
Appendix A - How to e a CFA Charterholder
Appendix B - AIMR Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Appendix C - Interest Tables
Appendix D - Standard Normal Probabilities
Glossary
Chapter1 The Investment
Setting
After you read this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
➤ Why do individuals invest?
➤ What is an investment?
➤ How do investors measure the rate of return on an investment?
➤ How do investors measure the risk related to alternative investments?
➤ What factors contribute to the rates of return that investors require on alternative
investments?
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