Fixed income mathematics /

An introduction to common fixed income instruments and mathematics, this book offers explanations, exercises, and examples without demanding sophisticated mathematics. Not only does the author use his business and teaching experience to highlight the fundamentals of investment and management decisio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zipf, Robert
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, ©2003.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:An introduction to common fixed income instruments and mathematics, this book offers explanations, exercises, and examples without demanding sophisticated mathematics. Not only does the author use his business and teaching experience to highlight the fundamentals of investment and management decision-making, but he also offers questions and exercises that suggest the applicability of fixed income mathematics. Written for the reader with a general mathematics background, this self-teaching book is suffused with examples that also make it a handy reference guide. It should serve as a gateway to financial mathematics and to increased competence in business analysis. * An easy-to-understand introduction to the mathematics of common fixed income instruments * Offers students explanations, exercises, and examples without demanding sophisticated mathematics * Uses international comparisons to illustrate how interest is compounded.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780127817217
0127817212
9781429495097
142949509X
9780080506555
0080506550
1281024139
9781281024138