Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

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Vikas Publishing House
The theories in the topics of SAPM have been given in detail and in an analytical manner, and their practical applications have been illustrated with examples and case studies, which are often taken from the real world. It follows a learning-outcome-based approach, and it is packed with rich chapter-end exercises to reinforce learning. It is designed to be a comprehensive textbook for all senior-level postgraduate students of MBA-Finance, PGDM-Finance, and M.Com. programs, and final-level students of other professional courses like CA, CMA, CS and CFA. Investors will find this book to be of an immensely useful reference.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Understanding Investments
3
Investment Alternatives
20
Securities Market and How Securities are Traded
51
Portfolio Theory and Practice
95
Risk and Return
97
Risk Aversion Utility of Wealth and Capital Allocation to Risky Assets
121
Portfolio Analysis
144
Fixedincome Securities
559
Bond Analysis Valuation and Term Structure of Interest Rates
561
Managing Bond Portfolios
604
Derivatives
637
Futures
639
Options
677
Applied Portfolio Management
747
Performance Evaluation
749

Index Models
193
Equilibrium in Capital Market
231
Capital Asset Pricing Model
233
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
287
Efficient Market Hypothesis
315
Behavioural Finance
347
Technical Analysis
367
Security Analysis
407
Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis
409
Company Analysis
436
Financial Statement Analysis
457
Equity Valuation Model
518
Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds
792
Investments in Real Assets
844
International Portfolio Investment
866
Alternative Investments
881
Appendix A
898
Appendix B
905
Frequently Used Symbols and Terms
913
Glossary
914
Select Bibliography and References
928
Index
931
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