Bond Evaluation, Selection, and Management (Electronic book text, 2nd)

A fully revised guide to fixed income securities that reflects current market conditionsThe "Second Edition" of "Bond Evaluation, Selection, and Management" combines fundamental and advanced topics in the field, offering comprehensive coverage of bond and debt management.This fully updated and revised edition provides you with the basics needed to understand various strategies, and explanations of cutting edge advanced topics. Focusing on essential concepts, models, and numerical examples, this book will help you quickly become familiar with the tools needed to effectively select, evaluate, and manage bonds.Covers both the fundamental and advanced topics in the field, including debt securities, bonds with embedded options, asset-backed securities, and bond derivativesReinforces important concepts through review questions, web exercises, and practice problems in each chapterReviews the history of the credit markets from the 1980s to the present with a retrospective look at the 2008 financial crisisContains Interview Boxes consisting of questions and answers with distinguished fixed-income portfolio managers, traders, analysts, and academiciansFilled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource offers a solid foundation in understanding the complexities of evaluating and selecting bonds and other fixed income securities.