Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis

By: Elton, Edwin J Contributor(s): Gruber, Martin Jay | Brown, Stephen J | Goetzmann, William N Publication details: New Delhi Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. 2018 Description: xviii, 727 pISBN: 9788126528141Subject(s): Portfolio management | Investment analysisDDC classification: 332.6 Summary: An excellent resource for investors, this book examines the characteristics and analysis of individual securities as well as the theory and practice of optimally combining securities into portfolios. The majority of chapters have been revised or changed in this edition. A new chapter on behavioral finance has been added to explore the nature of individual decision making. A new chapter has also been added on forecasting expected returns, a key input to portfolio management. In addition, investors will find new material on value at risk and the use of simulation to enhance their understanding of the field.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Finance & Accounting	332.6 ELT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		000310
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Finance & Accounting	332.6 ELT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Checked out	04/16/2023	000454

Table of Content
Chapter 1. Introduction.

· Chapter 2. Financial Markets.

· Chapter 3. Financial Securities.

· Chapter 4. The Characteristics of the Opportunity Set Under Risk.

· Chapter 5. Delineating Efficient Portfolios.

· Chapter 6. Techniques for Calculating the Efficient Frontier.

· Chapter 7. The Correlation Structure of Security Returns: The Single-Index Model.

· Chapter 8. The Correlation Structure of Security Returns: Multi-Index Models and Grouping Techniques.

· Chapter 9. Simple Techniques for Determining the Efficient Frontier.

· Chapter 10. International Diversification.

· Chapter 11. Estimating Expected Returns.

· Chapter 12. How to Select Among the Portfolios in the Opportunity Set.

· Chapter 13. The Standard Capital Asset Pricing Model.

· Chapter 14. Alternative Forms of Capital Asset Pricing Models.

· Chapter 15. Empirical Tests of the CAPM Forms.

· Chapter 16. The Arbitrage Pricing Model and Its Empirical Relevance.

· Chapter 17. Efficient Markets.

· Chapter 18. Behavioral Finance, Investor Decision Making, and Asset Pricing.

· Chapter 19. Valuation Models.

· Chapter 20. Earnings Estimation.

· Chapter 21. Interest Rate Theory and the Pricing of Bonds.

· Chapter 22. The Management of Bond Portfolios.

· Chapter 23. Valuation and Uses of Options.

· Chapter 24. The Valuation and Uses of Financial Futures.

· Chapter 25. Evaluation of Portfolio Performance.

· Chapter 26. Evaluation of Security Analysis.

· Chapter 27. Portfolio Management Revisited.

An excellent resource for investors, this book examines the characteristics and analysis of individual securities as well as the theory and practice of optimally combining securities into portfolios. The majority of chapters have been revised or changed in this edition. A new chapter on behavioral finance has been added to explore the nature of individual decision making. A new chapter has also been added on forecasting expected returns, a key input to portfolio management. In addition, investors will find new material on value at risk and the use of simulation to enhance their understanding of the field.

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