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Fundamentals of Financial Instruments
An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives
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In the newly revised Second Edition of Fundamentals of Financial Instruments: An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives, renowned finance trainer Sunil Parameswaran delivers a comprehensive introduction to the full range of financial products commonly offered in the financial markets.

Using clear, worked examples of everything from basic equity and debt securities to complex instruments--like derivatives and mortgage-backed securities - the author outlines the structure and dynamics of the free-market system and explores the environment in which financial instruments are traded. This one-of-a-kind book also includes:
* New discussions on interest rate derivatives, bonds with embedded options, mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, financial macroeconomics, orders and exchanges, and Excel functions for finance
* Supplementary materials to enhance the reader's ability to apply the material contained within
* A foundational exploration of interest rates and the time value of money

Fundamentals of Financial Instruments is the ideal resource for business school students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as anyone studying financial management or the financial markets. It also belongs on the bookshelves of executive education students and finance professionals seeking a refresher on the fundamentals of their industry.
In the newly revised Second Edition of Fundamentals of Financial Instruments: An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives, renowned finance trainer Sunil Parameswaran delivers a comprehensive introduction to the full range of financial products commonly offered in the financial markets.

Using clear, worked examples of everything from basic equity and debt securities to complex instruments--like derivatives and mortgage-backed securities - the author outlines the structure and dynamics of the free-market system and explores the environment in which financial instruments are traded. This one-of-a-kind book also includes:
* New discussions on interest rate derivatives, bonds with embedded options, mutual funds, ETFs, pension plans, financial macroeconomics, orders and exchanges, and Excel functions for finance
* Supplementary materials to enhance the reader's ability to apply the material contained within
* A foundational exploration of interest rates and the time value of money

Fundamentals of Financial Instruments is the ideal resource for business school students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as anyone studying financial management or the financial markets. It also belongs on the bookshelves of executive education students and finance professionals seeking a refresher on the fundamentals of their industry.
Über den Autor

SUNIL PARAMESWARAN, PhD, is Director and CEO of Tarheel Consultancy Services, a corporate training and management consulting firm. His professional expertise includes securities markets, financial derivatives, fixed income securities, and international finance. He obtained his doctorate from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in North Carolina, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xxiii

Preface to the First Edition xxiv

Acknowledgments xxv

About the Author xxvi

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Instruments, and Markets 1

The Role of an Economic System 1

A Command Economy 2

AMarket Economy 2

Classification of Economic Units 4

An Economy's Relationship with the ExternalWorld 6

The Balance of Trade 8

The Current Account Balance 8

Financial Assets 9

Money 10

Money as a Unit of Account or a Standard of Value 10

Money as a Medium of Exchange 11

Money as a Store of Value 11

Money Is Perfectly Liquid 11

Equity Shares 12

Debt Securities 12

Preferred Shares 14

Foreign Exchange 14

Derivatives 14

Forward and Futures Contracts 15

Options Contracts 16

Swaps 18

Mortgages and Mortgage-backed Securities 19

Hybrid Securities 19

Primary Markets and Secondary Markets 19

Exchanges and Over-the-Counter (OTC) Markets 21

Brokers and Dealers 22

The Need for Brokers and Dealers 23

Trading Positions 24

The Buy-side and the Sell-side 25

Investment Bankers 25

Direct and Indirect Markets 26

Mutual Funds 27

Money and Capital Markets 30

The Eurocurrency Market 31

The International Bond Market 32

Globalization of Equity Markets 34

Dual Listing 35

Fungibility 37

Arbitrage 37

Arbitrage with ADRs 38

GDRs 39

Risk 39

After the Trade - Clearing and Settlement 41

Dematerialization and the Role of a Depository 42

Custodial Services 43

Globalization - The New Mantra 43

Chapter 2 Mathematics of Finance 46

Interest Rates 46

The Real Rate of Interest 46

The Fisher Equation 48

Simple Interest & Compound Interest 49

Variables and Corresponding Symbols 50

Simple Interest 50

Compound Interest 51

Properties 53

Effective Versus Nominal Rates of Interest 55

A Symbolic Derivation 56

Principle of Equivalency 56

Continuous Compounding 57

Future Value 58

Present Value 59

The Mechanics of Present Value Calculation 59

Handling a Series of Cash Flows 60

The Internal Rate of Return 61

Evaluating an Investment 63

The Future Value Approach 63

The Present Value Approach 63

The Rate of Return Approach 63

Annuities: An Introduction 64

Present Value 64

Future Value 65

Annuity Due 66

Present Value 66

Future Value 67

Perpetuities 67

The Amortization Method 68

Amortization with a Balloon Payment 70

The Equal Principal Repayment Approach 71

Types of Interest Computation 71

The Simple Interest Approach 72

The Add-on Rate Approach 72

The Discount Technique 73

Loans with a Compensating Balance 73

Time Value of Money-related Functions in Excel 73

The Future Value (FV) Function in Excel 74

The Present Value Function in Excel 75

Computing the Present and Future Values of Annuities and Annuities Due in Excel 75

Amortization Schedules and Excel 76

Chapter 3 Equity Shares, Preferred Shares, and Stock Market Indices 78

Introduction 78

Par Value Versus Book Value 79

Accounting for a Stock Issue 80

Voting Rights 80

Statutory Versus Cumulative Voting 81

Proxies 81

Dividends 82

Dividend Yield 83

Dividend Reinvestment Plans 84

Stock Dividends 85

Treasury Stock 86

Accounting for Treasury Stock 86

Splits and Reverse Splits 87

Costs Associated with Splits and Stock Dividends 89

Preemptive Rights 89

Interpreting Stated Ratios 91

Handling Fractions 91

Physical Certificates Versus Book Entry 92

Tracking Stock 92

Report Cards 93

Types of Stocks 93

Interest-sensitive Stocks 93

Risk and Return and the Concept of Diversification 94

Preferred Shares 96

Callable Preferred Stock 97

Convertible Preferred Shares 97

Cumulative Preferred Shares 98

Adjustable-Rate Preferred Shares 100

Participating Preferred Shares 100

Dividend Discount Models 100

A General Valuation Model 101

The Constant Growth Model 102

The Two-Stage Model 102

The Three-Stage Model 103

The H Model 105

Stock Market Indices 105

Price-weighted Indices 105

Changing the Divisor 107

The Importance of Price 109

Value-weighted Indices 110

Changing the Divisor 111

Changing the Base Period Capitalization 113

EquallyWeighted Indices 113

Tracking Portfolios 114

Rebalancing a Tracking Portfolio 114

EquallyWeighted Portfolios 114

Price-weighted Portfolios 116

Rights Issues 117

Value-weighted Portfolios 117

Handling a Rights Issue 119

The Free-floating Methodology 120

Well-known Global Indices 121

Margin Trading and Short-selling 121

Terminology 121

Case A: The Market Rises 124

Case B: The Market Declines 124

Case A: The Market Rises 125

Case B: The Market Declines 125

Interest and Commissions 125

Case A: The Market Rises 126

Case B: The Market Declines 126

Maintenance Margin 126

Short-selling 127

Maintenance of a Short Position 130

Shorting Against the Box 131

The Risk Factor 131

The Economic Role of Short Sales 132

The Uptick Rule 132

Chapter 4 Bonds 134

Introduction 134

Terms Used in the Bond Market 136

Face Value 136

Term to Maturity 136

Coupon 136

Yield to Maturity 137

Valuation of a Bond 137

Par, Premium, and Discount Bonds 138

Evolution of the Price 139

Zero-coupon Bonds 140

Valuing a Bond in Between Coupon Dates 141

Day-Count Conventions 142

Actual-Actual 142

The Treasury's Approach 143

Corporate Bonds 144

Accrued Interest 144

Negative Accrued Interest 145

Yields 146

The Current Yield 147

Simple Yield to Maturity 148

Yield to Maturity 148

Approximate Yield to Maturity 149

Zero-coupon Bonds and the YTM 150

Analyzing the YTM 150

The Realized Compound Yield 152

Reinvestment and Zero-Coupon Bonds 152

The Holding Period Yield 153

Taxable Equivalent Yield 153

Credit Risk 154

Bond Insurance 156

Equivalence with Zero-coupon Bonds 156

Spot Rates 156

The Coupon Effect 157

Bootstrapping 158

Forward Rates 158

The Yield Curve and The Term Structure 159

Shapes of the Term Structure 159

Theories of the Term Structure 160

The Pure or Unbiased Expectations Hypothesis 160

The Liquidity Premium Hypothesis 160

The Money Substitute Hypothesis 161

The Market Segmentation Hypothesis 161

The Preferred Habitat Theory 161

The Short Rate 162

Floating Rate Bonds 163

Simple Margin 165

Bonds with Embedded Options 165

Callable Bonds 165

Yield to Call 166

Putable Bonds 167

Convertible Bonds 168

Using Short Rates to Value Bonds 168

Price Volatility 170

A Concise Formula 171

Duration and Price Volatility 171

Properties of Duration 172

Dollar Duration 172

Convexity 172

A Concise Formula 174

Dollar Convexity 175

Properties of Convexity 175

Immunization 175

Analysis 176

Treasury Auctions 177

When Issued Trading 179

Price Quotes 179

STRIPS 179

Inflation Indexed Bonds 180

Computing Price Given Yield and Vice Versa in Excel 182

Computing Duration in Excel 185

Chapter 5 Money Markets 187

Introduction 187

Market Supervision 190

The Federal Reserve System 190

Key Dates in the Case of Cash Market Instruments 191

The Modified Following Business Day Convention 192

The End/End Rule 192

The Interbank Market 193

Types of Loans 193

LIBOR 194

LIBID 194

SONIA 194

Transitioning from LIBOR 195

Interest Computation Methods 195

Term Money Market Deposits 197

Money Market Forward Rates 197

Federal Funds 198

Federal Funds Versus Clearinghouse Funds 199

Correspondent Banks: Nostro and Vostro Accounts 200

Treasury Bills 200

Reopenings 201

Yields on Discount Securities 202

Notation 202

Discount Rates and T-bill Prices 202

The Bond Equivalent Yield (BEY) 203

Case A: Tm < 182 days 203

The Money Market Yield 205

Case B: Tm > 182 days 205

Holding Period Return 207

Value of an 01 208

Concept of Carry 208

Concept of a Tail 208

T-Bill Related Functions in Excel 209

TBILLPRICE 209

TBILLYIELD 210

TBILLEQ 210

DISC 210

Treasury Auctions 211

Types of Auctions 211

Results of an Auction 212

Primary Dealers and Open Market Operations 213

Repurchase Agreements 213

Reverse Repos 214

General Collateral Versus Special Repos 215

Margins 215

Sale and Buyback 217

Collateral 217

Repos and Open Market Operations 217

Negotiable...

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Management
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 560 S.
ISBN-13: 9781119816614
ISBN-10: 1119816610
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Parameswaran, Sunil K
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 260 x 183 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Sunil K Parameswaran
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.03.2022
Gewicht: 1,241 kg
Artikel-ID: 120818175
Über den Autor

SUNIL PARAMESWARAN, PhD, is Director and CEO of Tarheel Consultancy Services, a corporate training and management consulting firm. His professional expertise includes securities markets, financial derivatives, fixed income securities, and international finance. He obtained his doctorate from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in North Carolina, USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xxiii

Preface to the First Edition xxiv

Acknowledgments xxv

About the Author xxvi

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Instruments, and Markets 1

The Role of an Economic System 1

A Command Economy 2

AMarket Economy 2

Classification of Economic Units 4

An Economy's Relationship with the ExternalWorld 6

The Balance of Trade 8

The Current Account Balance 8

Financial Assets 9

Money 10

Money as a Unit of Account or a Standard of Value 10

Money as a Medium of Exchange 11

Money as a Store of Value 11

Money Is Perfectly Liquid 11

Equity Shares 12

Debt Securities 12

Preferred Shares 14

Foreign Exchange 14

Derivatives 14

Forward and Futures Contracts 15

Options Contracts 16

Swaps 18

Mortgages and Mortgage-backed Securities 19

Hybrid Securities 19

Primary Markets and Secondary Markets 19

Exchanges and Over-the-Counter (OTC) Markets 21

Brokers and Dealers 22

The Need for Brokers and Dealers 23

Trading Positions 24

The Buy-side and the Sell-side 25

Investment Bankers 25

Direct and Indirect Markets 26

Mutual Funds 27

Money and Capital Markets 30

The Eurocurrency Market 31

The International Bond Market 32

Globalization of Equity Markets 34

Dual Listing 35

Fungibility 37

Arbitrage 37

Arbitrage with ADRs 38

GDRs 39

Risk 39

After the Trade - Clearing and Settlement 41

Dematerialization and the Role of a Depository 42

Custodial Services 43

Globalization - The New Mantra 43

Chapter 2 Mathematics of Finance 46

Interest Rates 46

The Real Rate of Interest 46

The Fisher Equation 48

Simple Interest & Compound Interest 49

Variables and Corresponding Symbols 50

Simple Interest 50

Compound Interest 51

Properties 53

Effective Versus Nominal Rates of Interest 55

A Symbolic Derivation 56

Principle of Equivalency 56

Continuous Compounding 57

Future Value 58

Present Value 59

The Mechanics of Present Value Calculation 59

Handling a Series of Cash Flows 60

The Internal Rate of Return 61

Evaluating an Investment 63

The Future Value Approach 63

The Present Value Approach 63

The Rate of Return Approach 63

Annuities: An Introduction 64

Present Value 64

Future Value 65

Annuity Due 66

Present Value 66

Future Value 67

Perpetuities 67

The Amortization Method 68

Amortization with a Balloon Payment 70

The Equal Principal Repayment Approach 71

Types of Interest Computation 71

The Simple Interest Approach 72

The Add-on Rate Approach 72

The Discount Technique 73

Loans with a Compensating Balance 73

Time Value of Money-related Functions in Excel 73

The Future Value (FV) Function in Excel 74

The Present Value Function in Excel 75

Computing the Present and Future Values of Annuities and Annuities Due in Excel 75

Amortization Schedules and Excel 76

Chapter 3 Equity Shares, Preferred Shares, and Stock Market Indices 78

Introduction 78

Par Value Versus Book Value 79

Accounting for a Stock Issue 80

Voting Rights 80

Statutory Versus Cumulative Voting 81

Proxies 81

Dividends 82

Dividend Yield 83

Dividend Reinvestment Plans 84

Stock Dividends 85

Treasury Stock 86

Accounting for Treasury Stock 86

Splits and Reverse Splits 87

Costs Associated with Splits and Stock Dividends 89

Preemptive Rights 89

Interpreting Stated Ratios 91

Handling Fractions 91

Physical Certificates Versus Book Entry 92

Tracking Stock 92

Report Cards 93

Types of Stocks 93

Interest-sensitive Stocks 93

Risk and Return and the Concept of Diversification 94

Preferred Shares 96

Callable Preferred Stock 97

Convertible Preferred Shares 97

Cumulative Preferred Shares 98

Adjustable-Rate Preferred Shares 100

Participating Preferred Shares 100

Dividend Discount Models 100

A General Valuation Model 101

The Constant Growth Model 102

The Two-Stage Model 102

The Three-Stage Model 103

The H Model 105

Stock Market Indices 105

Price-weighted Indices 105

Changing the Divisor 107

The Importance of Price 109

Value-weighted Indices 110

Changing the Divisor 111

Changing the Base Period Capitalization 113

EquallyWeighted Indices 113

Tracking Portfolios 114

Rebalancing a Tracking Portfolio 114

EquallyWeighted Portfolios 114

Price-weighted Portfolios 116

Rights Issues 117

Value-weighted Portfolios 117

Handling a Rights Issue 119

The Free-floating Methodology 120

Well-known Global Indices 121

Margin Trading and Short-selling 121

Terminology 121

Case A: The Market Rises 124

Case B: The Market Declines 124

Case A: The Market Rises 125

Case B: The Market Declines 125

Interest and Commissions 125

Case A: The Market Rises 126

Case B: The Market Declines 126

Maintenance Margin 126

Short-selling 127

Maintenance of a Short Position 130

Shorting Against the Box 131

The Risk Factor 131

The Economic Role of Short Sales 132

The Uptick Rule 132

Chapter 4 Bonds 134

Introduction 134

Terms Used in the Bond Market 136

Face Value 136

Term to Maturity 136

Coupon 136

Yield to Maturity 137

Valuation of a Bond 137

Par, Premium, and Discount Bonds 138

Evolution of the Price 139

Zero-coupon Bonds 140

Valuing a Bond in Between Coupon Dates 141

Day-Count Conventions 142

Actual-Actual 142

The Treasury's Approach 143

Corporate Bonds 144

Accrued Interest 144

Negative Accrued Interest 145

Yields 146

The Current Yield 147

Simple Yield to Maturity 148

Yield to Maturity 148

Approximate Yield to Maturity 149

Zero-coupon Bonds and the YTM 150

Analyzing the YTM 150

The Realized Compound Yield 152

Reinvestment and Zero-Coupon Bonds 152

The Holding Period Yield 153

Taxable Equivalent Yield 153

Credit Risk 154

Bond Insurance 156

Equivalence with Zero-coupon Bonds 156

Spot Rates 156

The Coupon Effect 157

Bootstrapping 158

Forward Rates 158

The Yield Curve and The Term Structure 159

Shapes of the Term Structure 159

Theories of the Term Structure 160

The Pure or Unbiased Expectations Hypothesis 160

The Liquidity Premium Hypothesis 160

The Money Substitute Hypothesis 161

The Market Segmentation Hypothesis 161

The Preferred Habitat Theory 161

The Short Rate 162

Floating Rate Bonds 163

Simple Margin 165

Bonds with Embedded Options 165

Callable Bonds 165

Yield to Call 166

Putable Bonds 167

Convertible Bonds 168

Using Short Rates to Value Bonds 168

Price Volatility 170

A Concise Formula 171

Duration and Price Volatility 171

Properties of Duration 172

Dollar Duration 172

Convexity 172

A Concise Formula 174

Dollar Convexity 175

Properties of Convexity 175

Immunization 175

Analysis 176

Treasury Auctions 177

When Issued Trading 179

Price Quotes 179

STRIPS 179

Inflation Indexed Bonds 180

Computing Price Given Yield and Vice Versa in Excel 182

Computing Duration in Excel 185

Chapter 5 Money Markets 187

Introduction 187

Market Supervision 190

The Federal Reserve System 190

Key Dates in the Case of Cash Market Instruments 191

The Modified Following Business Day Convention 192

The End/End Rule 192

The Interbank Market 193

Types of Loans 193

LIBOR 194

LIBID 194

SONIA 194

Transitioning from LIBOR 195

Interest Computation Methods 195

Term Money Market Deposits 197

Money Market Forward Rates 197

Federal Funds 198

Federal Funds Versus Clearinghouse Funds 199

Correspondent Banks: Nostro and Vostro Accounts 200

Treasury Bills 200

Reopenings 201

Yields on Discount Securities 202

Notation 202

Discount Rates and T-bill Prices 202

The Bond Equivalent Yield (BEY) 203

Case A: Tm < 182 days 203

The Money Market Yield 205

Case B: Tm > 182 days 205

Holding Period Return 207

Value of an 01 208

Concept of Carry 208

Concept of a Tail 208

T-Bill Related Functions in Excel 209

TBILLPRICE 209

TBILLYIELD 210

TBILLEQ 210

DISC 210

Treasury Auctions 211

Types of Auctions 211

Results of an Auction 212

Primary Dealers and Open Market Operations 213

Repurchase Agreements 213

Reverse Repos 214

General Collateral Versus Special Repos 215

Margins 215

Sale and Buyback 217

Collateral 217

Repos and Open Market Operations 217

Negotiable...

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Management
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 560 S.
ISBN-13: 9781119816614
ISBN-10: 1119816610
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Parameswaran, Sunil K
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 260 x 183 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Sunil K Parameswaran
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.03.2022
Gewicht: 1,241 kg
Artikel-ID: 120818175
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