CONTENTS IN BRIEFPART ONEINTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENTS 2
1 THE INVESTMENT SETTING 4
2 SECURITY MARKETS:PRESENT ANDFUTURE 28
3 PARTICIPATING IN THE MARKET 63
4 SOURCES OF INVESTMENTINFORMATION 92
PART TWOANALYSIS AND VALUATION OF EQUITYSECURMES 130
5 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 132
6 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 156
7 VALUATION OF THE INDIVIDUALFIRM 180
8 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS 210
PART THREEISSUES IN EFFICIENT MARKETS 252
9 A BASIC VIEW OF TECHNICAL ANALYSISAND MARKET EFFICIENCY 254
10 INVESTMENTS IN SPECIALSITUATIONS 281
PART FOURFIXED-INCOME AND LEVERAGED SECURMES 308
11 BONDS AND FIXED-INCOMEFUNDAMENTALS 310
12 PRINCIPLES OF BOND VALUATION ANDINVESTMENT 344
13 DURATION AND REINVESTMENTCONCEPTS 374
14 CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES ANDWARRANTS 397
PART FIVEDERIVATIVE PRODUCTS 422
15 PUT AND CALL OPTIONS 424
16 COMMODITIES AND FINANCIALFUTURES 458
17 STOCK INDEX FUTURES ANDOPTIONS 482
PART SIXBROADENING THE INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE 506
18 INTERNATIONAL SECURITIESMARKETS 508
19 MUTUAL FUNDS 538
20 INVESTMENTS IN REAL ASSETS 570
PART SEVENINTRODUCTION TO PORTFOUO MANAGEMENT 590
21 A BASIC LOOK AT PORTFOUOMANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL MARKETTHEORY 592
22 MEASURING RISKS AND RETURNS OFPORTFOUO MANAGERS 627
APPENDIXES 649
GLOSSARY 677
INDEX 697