Roger G. Ibbotson

Jack Clark Francis

For undergraduate and MBA investments courses. This book brings together the latest developments in investments, education, and computer software. It is written in a modular fashion for instructor flexibility in covering material in a sequence that accommodates their needs.* International viewpoint - Chapters 6, Global Stock Markets, Chapter 17, Foreign Exchange, Chapter 18, Global Investing, and Chapter 19, Global Bond Markets. * Importance of security price indexes - Covered in 3 chapters: Chapter 10, Creating Price Indexes; Chapter 11, Selected Market Indexes - Presents domestic and international indexes; Chapter 12, Using Indexes - Discusses index mutual funds, index options, and index future contracts. * Interactive study Guide - Complete with Ibbotson Associates data (www.prenhall.com/francis). * Coverage of Electronic Communications Networks (ECNs) and related developments. * Familiarizes students with new developments such as order working systems, international electronic trading books, and more. * Non-mathematical explanation of various risks associated with bond investments. * Provides students with non-intimidating discussion of duration, convexity, credit risk, soverei

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Jan K. Brueckner

Jagdish N. Sheth

Frank J. Fabozzi

John Martin Wachowicz

Cheng F. Lee

Walter J. Primeaux

John W. Graham

Frank K. Reilly

Hans Brems

William S. Hopwood

Meryl Reis Louis

Ali Jahankhani

Donald E. Pursell

Morgan J. Lynge

William A. Collins

Based upon a generalized rates of return generating process, the correct functional forms of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) for 85 individual mutual funds are statistically identified. The impacts of the functional form on the estimates of Jensen performance measure, beta coefficient and the unsystematic risk are also explored in detail.

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