Debt markets and analysis /
R. Stafford Johnson.
- 1 online resource (719 pages) : illustrations.
- Bloomberg financial series .
- Bloomberg financial series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of the financial system -- Overview and guide to the Bloomberg system -- Bond value and return -- The level and structure of interest rates -- Bond risk -- Bond investment strategies -- Corporate debt securities -- Government securities and markets : Treasury, agencies, municipals, and sovereign debt securities -- Intermediary debt securities, investment funds, and markets -- Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and securitization -- Bond and interest rate futures contracts -- Bond and interest rate option contracts -- The valuation of bonds with embedded options and debt options--the binomial interest rate tree -- Interest rate and credit default swaps.