Financial Markets and Investments - Downloadable Materials

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Topic	Online quizzes	Readings and Links
The financial markets Interest rates and the economy	Intro	fin1.pdf trading.pdf Investopedia IPO case study Data
Time value of money Bonds and yields	Time value	fin2.pdf More TVM and a calculator Cute loan amortization calculator Charts Bond glossary and prices Commentary Rates Interest Conventions
Risk and return in fixed-income securities	Bond yields Risk and Return	inv3.pdf Optional assignment duration.xls RiskMetrics and RiskGrades Credit spreads and creditspreads.xls Quiz solutions (examples)
International financial markets	International	fin9.pdf Global markets EMU
Risk and return	Risk & return	fin4.pdf sample Self Test 4 solution
Risk in the context of bond and equity portfolios	Diversification	fin5.pdf Value at Risk correlations.xls Portfolio spreadsheet sample Self Test 5 solution Another spreadsheet
Valuation and capital asset pricing	Portfolio theory	capm.pdf Beta and Beta spreadsheet and more Company betas and Mutual fund betas
Arbitrage, forecasting and market efficiency	Efficient Mkt	fin7.pdf
Equity valuation	Fin statements Equity val.	val-short.pdf or val-long.pdf Corning Valuation example P/E ratios and Valuation exercise The Fool's Method and summary page Example: Intel and The industry conrail.pdf and Conrail valuation
Cash, futures, FRAs and swaps	Fut., forwards	inv8-futures.pdf
Options	Options	inv9-options.pdf Online option calculator Option pricing spreadsheet Corporate Option Valuation
Portfolio Strategies	Portfolio mgt	fin14.pdf Investment philosophies review1.pdf
Sample Final Exam		Do not download this file until after the Final

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