The 2nd ed of the Fixed-Income Securities and Derivatives Handbook offers a completely updated and revised look at an important area of today's financial world. In addition to providing an accessible description of the main elements of the debt market, concentrating on the instruments used and their applications, this edition takes into account the effect of the recent financial crisis on fixed income securities and derivatives.

As timely as it is timeless, the book includes a wealth of new material on such topics as covered and convertible bonds, swaps, synthetic securitization, and bond portfolio management, as well as discussions regarding new regulatory twists and the evolving derivatives market.

Forex Analysis and Trading organizes the most widely used--although disparate--approaches to forex analysis into one synergistic, robust, and powerful framework. This system draws on fundamental, position, and technical analyses to identify profitable currency positions, enabling traders to make the best decisions regarding major currencies.

A new preface explores the dramatic changes the credit crisis has brought to the markets. Each chapter includes an update discussing how the fund was affected by the downturn, the manager’s strategies for coping with the ongoing turbulence, and how the fund survived.