The economics of financial markets
by
 
Bailey, Roy E.

Title
The economics of financial markets

Author
Bailey, Roy E.

ISBN
9780521848275
 
9780521612807

Personal Author
Bailey, Roy E.

Publication Information
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Physical Description
xix, 528 p. ; 25 cm.

Contents
1. Asset markets and asset prices -- 2. Asset market microstructure -- 3. Predictability of prices and market efficiency -- 4. Decision making under uncertainty -- 5. Portfolio selection : the mean-variance model -- 6. The capital asset pricing model -- 7. Arbitrage -- 8. Factor models and the arbitrage pricing theory -- 9. Empirical appraisal of the CAPM and APT -- 10. Present value relationships and price variability -- 11. Intertemporal choice and the equity premium puzzle -- 12. Bond markets and fixed-interest securities -- 13. Term structure of interest rates -- 14. Futures markets I : fundamentals -- 15. Futures markets II : speculation and hedging -- 16. Futures markets III : applications -- 17. Swap contracts and swap markets -- 18. Options markets I : fundamentals -- 19. Options markets II : price determination -- 20. Options markets III : applications.

Abstract
"The Economics of Financial Markets presents a concise overview of capital markets, suitable for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in financial economics. Following a brief overview of financial markets - their microstructure and the randomness of stock market prices - this textbook explores how the economics of uncertainty can be applied to financial decision-making. The mean-variance model of portfolio selection is discussed in detail, with analysis extended to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
Capital market.
 
Stock exchanges.
 
Futures market.


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