Yield Curve Analysis: The Fundamentals of Risk and Return [Hardcover]

Livingston G. Douglas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1988

With their increasing complexity, the fixed-income markets have made greater demands upon their participants. To be successful -- in this era of heightened volatility, especially -- requires a firm foundation in the precepts underlying the behavior of fixed-income investments. This book answers that need by presenting a comprehensive analysis of the two primary concepts: risk and return. Its four major sections develop and apply these concepts clearly and progressively, with outline and summary aids to enhance understanding and ample illustrations to reinforce the explanations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: New York Inst of Finance (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139724567
• ISBN-13: 978-0139724565
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,539,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars a good buy!!, October 11, 2000

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This review is from: Yield Curve Analysis: The Fundamentals of Risk and Return (Hardcover)

Some time ago, I was browsing through the bookstores in Singapore searching for some good books on the Bond Markets ( I already own Fabozzi). I chanced upon this particular book and decided to take the risk. But after 662 pages of intense analysis of the Yield curve by the author, I have come to the conclusion that the return is commensurate. But beware that the author at places is too academic and goes off on a tangent.