The goal of this edition is the same as that of the first: to present the conceptual framework used for the pricing and hedging of fixed income securities in an intuitive and mathematically simple manner. But, in striving to fulfil this goal, this edition substantially revises and expands the first. Many concepts developed by expert practitioners and academics remain mysterious or only partially understood by many. Examples include convexity, risk-neutral pricing, risk premium, mean reversion, the futuresforward effect, and the financing tail | Wj Securities Tools for Today s Markets One- and Multi-Factor Hedging and Valuation The Many Faces of Convexity Cases from the Trading Floor Second Edition BRUCE TUCKMAN Additional Praise for Fixed Income Securities Tools for Today s Markets 2nd Edition In my opinion this edition of Tuckman s book has no match in terms of clarity accessibility and applicability to today s bond markets. Vineer Bhansali . Executive Vice President Head of Portfolio Analytics PIMCO Tuckman s book is a must for the bookshelf of anyone interested in the concepts of fixed income markets and their application. Throughout the book the basic concepts are illustrated with numerical examples that make them easier to apply from a practical perspective. Marti G. Subrahmanyam Charles E. Merrill Professor of Finance Economics and International Business Stern School of Business New York University John Wiley Sons Founded in 1807 John Wiley Sons is the oldest independent publishing company in the United States. With offices in North America Europe Australia and Asia Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers professional and personal knowledge and understanding. The Wiley Finance series contains books written specifically for finance and investment professionals as well as sophisticated individual investors and their financial advisors. Book topics range from portfolio management to e-commerce risk management financial engineering valuation and financial instrument analysis as well as much more. For a list of available titles please visit our web site at .
