Synopses & Reviews
In the past decade, the complicated world of investing has changed dramatically.
Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures is now thoroughly revised and updated to help novice financial professionals as well as individual investors, who want a better understanding of the securities market, navigate this daunting new financial terrain with confidence. Stuart Veale, an investment industry veteran and respected author, provides an insider's look at the market realities of today and tomorrow.
This reliable resource examines the impact of recent developments and current trends in the various securities markets. Among the topics Veale covers and has updated in this second edition are:
- Internet-based trading and analysis
- The adoption of the euro
- Changes in the way OTC orders are executed
The various types of securities, including money market instruments, US Treasury Securities, bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and stocks.
- Real world applications of the various types of derivative instruments, including forward contracts, futures contracts, swap contracts, option contracts, and security indices
- The varied approaches to analyzing stocks top down, bottom up, technical, and walk around, as well as the debate over how to get an "edge" on the market
- Creating a balanced portfolio, and evaluating mutual funds
Filled with extensive charts and graphics, including at least 20 new charts and graphs, plus recommendations of helpful Web sites for research and technical tools,
Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures remains an unparalleled primer and a valuable resource for a better understanding of the new world of securities.
Synopsis
This guide to the securities markets has helped thousands of financial professionals as well as individual investors, both experienced and novice, invest in the securities markets with confidence.
Now completely revised and expanded to reflect the evolving investment realities of a new millennium, this invaluable guide covers all of your investment options. Stuart Veale offers concise summaries of money market instruments, U.S. treasury securities, bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and stocks, plus the latest information or derivative instruments such as futures contracts, swap contracts, options contracts, and security indices.
Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures compares various methods of analyzing stocks top down, bottom up, technical, and walk around and gives you all the tools you need to create a balanced portfolio that maximizes returns and minimizes risk.
Filled with informative charts and graphics, plus website listings for additional research and technical tools, Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures, Second Edition is your guide to the radically changed world of 21st-century securities."