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Title: The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, 6th Edition by Frank J. Fabozzi ISBN: 0-07-135805-6 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 24 August, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $99.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (14 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The problem with any book claiming to be a "Handbook"...
Comment: The Handbook attempts to be all things to all people, and thus tries to cover many too many topics with uneven results. The Handbook provides good institutional knowledge about fixed income markets and the basics of pricing and portfolio management (including some international portfolio management issues). This is sufficient to learn basic fixed income intuition, which may be enough for people not heavily involved in fixed income markets (i.e. MBA students, consultants, CFA candidates, etc.). The greatest fault (to me) is the book does not address the biggest assumption of basic fixed income pricing theory (i.e. interest rates are assumed to be constant or at least know functions of time). This is obviously unrealistic. The Handbook does not help practitioners interested in advanced pricing theory and requires consultation with more advanced texts.
However, I must admit the Handbook does look impressive sitting on your desk. In a pinch, it also makes for a good, albeit expensive, paperweight or doorstop. :-)
Rating: 4
Summary: Comprehensive, but Dry
Comment: If you want to learn about fixed income securities, then this is your book. It is very comprehensive and contains a wealth of information.
The only downside to this book is that, unless you really, really interested in fixed income, it will put you too sleep. There were several times where I had to re-read paragraphs/pages, because I went into a daydream.
Despite this drawback, it is an excellent resource and I will not give it my copy of it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Errors Abound
Comment: This is meant to be the fixed income manual, but if there are dozens of uncorrected math errors which is inexcusable in a sixth edition. This book is overrated, and if you are new to this subject, it is dangerous.
I recommend Bruce Tuckman's Fixed Income Securities on the same topic as a better alternative. I noticed it is currently the #3 seller with banks and credit unions (Fabozzi's isn't even on the radar screen), and there is a good reason they prefer Tuckman's book over this one.
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Title: Fixed Income Mathematics by Frank J. Fabozzi ISBN: 0786311215 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $62.64 |
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Title: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (5th Edition) by John C. Hull ISBN: 0130090565 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 03 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $146.00 |
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Title: Fixed Income Securities: Tools for Today's Markets, Second Edition by Bruce Tuckman, Bruce Tuckman ISBN: 0471063177 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 16 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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Title: Handbook of Mortgage Backed Securities by Frank J. Fabozzi ISBN: 007135946X Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 23 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $95.00 |
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Title: Duration, Convexity, and Other Bond Risk Measures (Frank J. Fabozzi Series) by Frank J. Fabozzi ISBN: 1883249635 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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