Investments sets the standard as a graduate (MBA) text intended primarily for courses in investment analysis. The guiding principle has been to present the material in a framework that is organized by a central core of consistent fundamental principles and will introduce students to major issues currently of concern to all investors. In an effort to link theory to practice, the authors make their approach consistent with that of the CFA Institute. Many features of this text make it consistent with and relevant to the CFA curriculum.
The common unifying theme is that security markets are nearly efficient, meaning that most securities are priced appropriately given their risk and return attributes. Investments is also organized around several important themes: The central theme is the near-informational-efficiency of well-developed security markets and the general awareness that competitive markets do not offer "free lunches" to participants. A second theme is the risk–return trade-off. Also, this text places great emphasis on asset allocation. Finally, this text offers a broad and deep treatment of futures, options, and other derivative security markets.
PART 1: Introduction Ch. 1 The Investment Environment Ch. 2 Asset Classes and Financial Instruments Ch. 3 How Securities Are Traded Ch. 4 Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
PART 2: Portfolio Theory and Practice Ch. 5 Risk, Return, and the Historical Record Ch. 6 Capital Allocation to Risky Assets Ch. 7 Efficient Diversification Ch. 8 Index Models
PART 3: Equilibrium in Capital Markets Ch. 9 The Capital Asset Pricing Model Ch. 10 Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Multifactor Models of Risk and Return Ch. 11 The Efficient Market Hypothesis Ch. 12 Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis Ch. 13 Empirical Evidence on Security Returns
PART 4: Fixed-Income Securities Ch. 14 Bond Prices and Yields Ch. 15 The Term Structure of Interest Rates Ch. 16 Managing Bond Portfolios
PART 5: Security Analysis Ch. 17 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis Ch. 18 Equity Valuation Models Ch. 19 Financial Statement Analysis
PART 6: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives Ch. 20 Options Markets: Introduction Ch. 21 Option Valuation Ch. 22 Futures Markets Ch. 23 Futures, Swaps, and Risk Management
PART 7: Applied Portfolio Management Ch. 24 Portfolio Performance Evaluation Ch. 25 International Diversification Ch. 26 Hedge Funds Ch. 27 The Theory of Active Portfolio Management Ch. 28 Investment Policy and the Framework of the CFA Institute
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