Fixed Income Analysis, 4th Edition

  • 20h 51m
  • Barbara S. Petitt
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2019

CFA Institute's essential guide to fixed-income portfolio management, revised and updated

Now in its fourth edition, Fixed Income Analysis offers authoritative and up-to-date coverage of how successful investment professionals analyze and manage fixed-income portfolios.

With contributions from a team of financial experts, the text is filled with detailed information from CFA Institute and contains a comprehensive review of the essential topics in the field. Fixed Income Analysis introduces the fundamental concepts of fixed-income securities and markets and provides in-depth coverage of fixed-income security valuation and portfolio management. The book contains a general framework for valuation that is designed to be accessible to both professionals and those new to the field. The fourth edition provides updated coverage of fixed-income portfolio management including detailed coverage of liability-driven and index-based strategies, the major types of yield curve strategies, and approaches to implementing active credit strategies.

The authors include examples that help build the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage fixed-income portfolios. Fixed Income Analysis gives a real-world understanding of how the concepts discussed are practically applied in client-based scenarios.

Investment analysts, portfolio managers, individual and institutional investors and their advisors, and anyone with an interest in fixed-income markets will appreciate this accessible guide to fixed-income analysis.

About the Author

Barbara S. Petitt is Director, Curriculum Projects, EMEA, in the Education Division at CFA Institute.

In this Book

  • Preface
  • Fixed-Income Securities—Defining Elements
  • Fixed-Income Markets—Issuance, Trading, and Funding
  • Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation
  • Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
  • Understanding Fixed Income Risk and Return
  • Fundamentals of Credit Analysis
  • The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics
  • The Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework
  • Valuation and Analysis of Bonds with Embedded Options
  • Credit Analysis Models
  • Credit Default Swaps
  • Overview of Fixed-Income Portfolio Management
  • Liability-Driven and Index-Based Strategies
  • Yield Curve Strategies
  • Fixed-Income Active Management—Credit Strategies
  • Glossary
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