Speculative Markets

Business & Money

Strong, Robert A.

Investing

Harpercollins College Div

This collection of eight case studies of American foreign policy decisions (made between 1945 and 1990) stresses the role of the president in these decisions.

Decisions and Dilemmas: Case Studies In Presidential Foreign Policy Making

History

Americas

Pearson College Div

This practical book emphasizes portfolio selection and management rather than simply security selection. It also integrates futures and options into the portfolio management mix. Information on setting portfolio objectives, security screening, and option overwriting is included.

Portfolio Construction Management and Protection

Economics

Cengage Learning'

The text, intended for readers studying capital markets for the first time, assumes a familiarity with basic finance concepts such as the time value of money, the role of financial statements, and the concept of equity ownership. The text is more applied than theoretical and focuses on individual investors more than large institutional investors. While very practical, the text is comprehensive enough for those who plan to become CFAs. It is well-illustrated and user-friendly.

Practical Investment Management

South-Western College Pub.

This is an applications-oriented text that transitions from theory to practice in a clear, straightforward manner, with a focus on the real world. It balances coverage of the small and large investor, includes references and exam questions from the CFA program, as well as Thomson Investors, and contains minimal higher mathematics and unique coverage not found in other texts, such as fiduciary duty and investment policy

Portfolio Construction, Management and Protection

This text is intended for students studying investments for the first time and assumes that the student is familiar with basic finance concepts. Very practical and applied, it is comprehensive enough for those who plan to become CFAs, but remains user-friendly due to its clarity of explanation and its pedagogy.

Practical Investment Management (with InfoTrac)

Finance

Bob Strong's practical, applied approach, and his ability to explain the intuition underlying the math, makes this text the first truly accessible, yet comprehensive, derivatives book.

Derivatives: An Introduction

The Study Guide contains chapter outlines, key terms, true-false, multiple choice, and fill-in questions, as well as problems and exercises, all intended to provide students with additional study opportunities. Questions from the study guide can also serve as homework assignments or pre-test review.

Study Guide to accompany Derivatives: An Introduction

The Study Guide, by James M. Tipton of Baylor University, contains chapter outlines, multiple-choice, matching, true/false questions, and Internet exercises not included in the text.

Study Guide to accompany Practical Investment Management

This applications-oriented text transitions from theory to practice in a clear, straightforward manner. An ideal text for schools that do not have a "pure" portfolio course, it accomplishes the objectives of both a traditional investments course and a portfolio theory course. The book balances coverage of both the small and large investor, and offers unique coverage of topics not found in other texts, such as fiduciary duty and investment policy. Numerous references and questions from the CFA exam are also included.

Portfolio Construction, Management, & Protection

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