The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market (McGraw-Hill Finance & Investing) [Hardcover]

Steven Dym (Author)

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Publication Date: December 16, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0071637141 | ISBN-13: 978-0071637145 | Edition: 1

A comprehensive, practical guidebook to bonds and the bond market

Speaking directly to the practitioner, this thorough guide covers everything there is to know about bonds—from basic concepts to more advanced bond topics.

The Complete Practitioner’s Guide to the Bond Market addresses the principles of the bond market and offers the tools to apply them in the real world. By tying the concepts of fixed-income products to big-picture aspects of the economy, this book prepares readers to apply specific tools and methods that will help them glean profits from the bond market.

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About the Author

Steven Dym is a president of a US investment management firm, Mariner Capital Partners. His articles have appeared in various publications including the Journal of Portfolio Management, Financial Analysts Journal, and Risk Magazine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071637141
• ISBN-13: 978-0071637145
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, no nonsense, REAL-world manual to the bond market, February 28, 2011

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This review is from: The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market (McGraw-Hill Finance & Investing) (Hardcover)

There are not many good introductory books on the bond market geared toward readers inside the investment industry. Many of the other books are either focused on money-making strategies for amateur investors, or they are math-filled books with lots of theory but very little real-world details (Fabozzi, I'm talking about you.) Stephen Dym has written an accessible, but not simplistic overview of the bond market in this wonderful volume. He writes clearly and uses great examples. Most importantly -and this is what distinguishes his volume for others - is that he explicitly draws connections between the theory and practice - he explains how all the factors interrelate, such as central banks, US Treasury yields, economic growth forecasts, to help you see the "big picture." Can't recommend this one enough. This is a great book to read before "graduating" to a more textbook bond book with more of the math. (I'm good at math, but I often find that it helps to read some basic, real-world concepts before delving into the equations to see how they relate to reality.)