Trading on corporate earnings news

profiting from targeted, short-term options positions

Profit from earnings announcements, by taking targeted, short-term option positions explicitly timed to exploit them! Based on rigorous research and huge data sets, this book identifies the specific earnings-announcement trades most likely to yield profits, and teaches how to make these trades--in plain English, with ...

The most important thing

uncommon sense for the thoughtful investor

"This is that rarity, a useful book."& mdash;Warren BuffettHoward Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he ...

Financial institutions management

a risk management approach

Saunders and Cornett's "Financial Institutions Management: A Risk Management Approach, 7/e" provides an innovative approach that focuses on managing return and risk in modern financial institutions. The central theme is that the risks faced by financial institutions managers and the methods and markets ...

Mergers and acquisitions for dummies

The easy way to make smart business transactions Are you a business owner, investor, venture capitalist, or member of a private equity firm looking to grow your business by getting involved in a merger with, or acquisition of, another company? Are you looking for a ...

US securities regulation

a guidebook for international companies

While credit markets remain tight, the capital markets appear to be opening up again. As a result, many international companies will consider accessing the US markets as part of their financing strategy. This option is particularly attractive to non-US companies, which may take advantage of ...

New directions in financial services regulation

The financial crisis of 2008 raised crucial questions regarding the effectiveness of the way the United States regulates financial markets. What caused the crisis? What regulatory changes are most needed and desirable? What regulatory structure will best implement the desired changes? This volume addresses those ...

Investments and portfolio management

Bodie, Kane, and Marcus' "Investments and Portfolio Management" sets the standard for graduate/MBA investments textbooks. It blends practical and theoretical coverage, while maintaining an appropriate rigor and a clear writing style. Its unifying theme is that security markets are nearly efficient, meaning that most ...

Government's place in the market

As New York State Attorney General from 1998 to 2006, Eliot Spitzer successfully pursued corporate crime, including stock price inflation, securities fraud, and predatory lending practices. Drawing on those experiences, in this book Spitzer considers when and how the government should intervene in the workings ...

Noves tendències en finançament empresarial

Bases conceptuals i aplicacions pràctiques

Noves tendències en finançament empresarial analitza els aspectes més rellevants a considerar en dissenyar la política financera de l’empresa. La política financera de la empresa exigeix prendre decisions sobre temes tals com la combinació adequada del capital i deute, entre deute a curt i ...

Noves tendències en finances corporatives

Bases conceptuals i aplicacions pràctiques

Les finances corporatives tenen com a principal objectiu elevar el valor de l’empresa i, per tant, el de les accions que integren el capital social. Per a això, han de trobar un equilibri adequat entre els subobjectius de rendibilitat, risc i liquiditat. La rendibilitat ...

Reaching key financial reporting decisions

How directors and auditors interact

A fascinating behind-the-scenes examination of how agreement on key financial reporting issues is reached, this book provides insights into a vital process which is normally inaccessible to all but its participants. With unprecedented access to key participants, the authors draw on results of an extensive ...

Portfolio design

a modern approach to asset allocation

An in-depth look at the role of asset allocation in today's investment environment In Modern Asset Allocation author Richard Marston shows you how to jump back into the market with the reminder that the key to investing is to do it for the long-run ...

Reinventar los servicios financieros

las expectativas del consumidor ante los futuros bancos y aseguradoras

Reinventar los servicios financieros trata de los consumidores y del futuro. No trata de la crisis. Pero, para acertar de pleno en el futuro, los financieros tienen que comprender el efecto que han tenido los dos últimos años sobre los consumidores: cómo han cambiado sus ...

Global securities markets

navigating the world's exchanges and OTC markets

The quick guide to understanding the global securities markets Investing in the global securities markets poses challenges far beyond simply choosing a security that's likely to provide a decent return. Global Securities Markets provides a framework for navigating through these highly diverse and complex ...

Regulation of securities, markets, and transactions

a guide to the new environment

The ultimate guide to the current rules and regulations that govern the securities industry - including amendments in 2010 Providing readers with expert coverage of domestic securities regulation, this book fills the need for coverage of securities regulations, defining, describing, and explaining everything professionals need to ...

The little book of valuation

how to value a company, pick a stock, and profit

An accessible, and intuitive, guide to stock valuation Valuation is at the heart of any investment decision, whether that decision is to buy, sell, or hold. In The Little Book of Valuation, expert Aswath Damodaran explains the techniques in language that any investors can understand ...

Managing to the new regulatory reality

doing business under the Dodd-Frank Act

How to manage and profit from the new financial regulatory reality Now, more than ever, navigating the new financial regulations is paramount for the survival of many large institutions. Managing to the New Regulatory Reality: Doing Business Under the Dodd-Frank Act provides the most important ...

The theory and practice of investment management

asset allocation, valuation, portfolio construction, and strategies

An updated guide to the theory and practice of investment management Many books focus on the theory of investment management and leave the details of the implementation of the theory up to you. This book illustrates how theory is applied in practice while stressing the ...

The big secret for the small investor

a new route to long-term investment success

When it comes to investing in the stock market,  investors have plenty of options: 1.  They can do it themselves.  Trillions of dollars are invested this way.(Of course, the only problem here is that most people have no idea how to ...

Options, futures, and other derivatives

For undergraduate and graduate courses in derivatives, options and futures, financial engineering, financial mathematics, and risk management. Bridge the gap between theory and practice. This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has worked closely with educators around the world to ...