| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Wiley finance |
| Contents |
Bond Math; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; CHAPTER 1 Money Market Interest Rates; Interest Rates in Textbook Theory; Money Market Add-On Rates; Money Market Discount Rates; Two Cash Flows, Many Money Market Rates; Add-On Rate, Actual/360; Add-On Rate, Actual/365; Add-On Rate, 30/360; Add-On Rate, Actual/370; Discount Rate, Actual/360; A History Lesson on Money Market Certificates; Periodicity Conversions; Treasury Bill Auction Results; The Future: Hourly Interest Rates?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 Zero-Coupon Bonds; The Story of TIGRS, CATS, LIONS, and STRIPS |
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Yields to Maturity on Zero-Coupon BondsHorizon Yields and Holding-Period Rates of Return; Changes in Bond Prices and Yields; Credit Spreads and the Implied Probability of Default; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 Prices and Yields on Coupon Bonds; Market Demand and Supply; Bond Prices and Yields to Maturity in a World of No Arbitrage; Some Other Yield Statistics; Horizon Yields; Some Uses of Yield-to-Maturity Statistics; Implied Probability of Default on Coupon Bonds; Bond Pricing between Coupon Dates; A Real Corporate Bond; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 Bond Taxation; Basic Bond Taxation; Market Discount Bonds |
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A Real Market Discount Corporate BondPremium Bonds; Original Issue Discount Bonds; Municipal Bonds; Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 Yield Curves; An Intuitive Forward Curve; Classic Theories of the Term Structure of Interest Rates; Accurate Implied Forward Rates; Money Market Implied Forward Rates; Calculating and Using Implied Spot (Zero-Coupon) Rates; More Applications for the Implied Spot and Forward Curves; Discount Factors; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 Duration and Convexity; Yield Duration and Convexity Relationships; Yield Duration; The Relationship between Yield Duration and Maturity; Yield Convexity |
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Bloomberg Yield Duration and ConvexityCurve Duration and Convexity; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7 Floaters and Linkers; Floating-Rate Notes in General; A Simple Floater Valuation Model; A Somewhat More Complex Floater Valuation Model; An Actual Floater; Inflation-Indexed Bonds: C-Linkers and P-Linkers; Linker Taxation; Linker Duration; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8 Interest Rate Swaps; Pricing an Interest Rate Swap; Interest Rate Forwards and Futures; Inferring the Forward Curve; Valuing an Interest Rate Swap; Interest Rate Swap Duration; Collateralized Swaps; Traditional LIBOR Discounting; OIS Discounting |
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The LIBOR Forward Curve for OIS DiscountingConclusion; CHAPTER 9 Bond Portfolios; Bond Portfolio Statistics in Theory; Bond Portfolio Statistics in Practice; A Real Bond Portfolio; Thoughts on Bond Portfolio Statistics; Conclusion; CHAPTER 10 Bond Strategies; Acting on a Rate View; An Interest Rate Swap Overlay Strategy; Classic Immunization Theory; Immunization Implementation Issues; Liability-Driven Investing; Closing Thoughts: Target-Duration Bond Funds; Technical Appendix; Acronyms; Bibliographic Notes; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Companion Website; Index; EULA |
| Summary |
"This book is a guide to the calculations involved in managing bonds, with expert insight on the portfolios and investment strategies that puts the math in perspective. The book explains how to delineate the characteristics of different types of debt securities; calculate implied forward and spot rates and discount factors; work with rates of return, yield statistics, and interest rate swaps; and understand duration-based risk measures"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bonds -- Mathematical models
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Interest rates -- Mathematical models
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Zero coupon securities.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities.
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Bonds -- Mathematical models
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Interest rates -- Mathematical models
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Zero coupon securities
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1118866290 |
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9781118866290 |
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