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Note Continued: The Issues -- The Magnitude Issue -- The Selection Bias Issue -- The Lucky Event Issue -- Weak-form Tests: Patterns In Stock Returns -- Returns Over Short Horizons -- Returns Over Long Horizons -- Predictors Of Broad Market Returns -- Semistrong Tests: Market Anomalies -- The Small-firm-in-january Effect -- The Neglected-firm Effect And Liquidity Effects -- Book-to-market Ratios -- Post-earnings-announcement Price Drift Strong-form Tests: Inside Information -- Interpreting The Anomalies -- Risk Premiums Or Inefficiencies? -- Anomalies Or Data Mining? -- Bubbles And Market Efficiency -- 11.5.mutual Fund And Analyst Performance -- Stock Market Analysts -- Mutual Fund Managers -- So, Are Markets Efficient? -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 12 Behavioral Finance And Technical Analysis -- 12.1.the Behavioral Critique -- Information Processing -- Forecasting Errors -- Overconfidence -- Conservatism -- Sample Size Neglect And Representativeness --^ Behavioral Biases Framing -- Mental Accounting -- Regret Avoidance -- Prospect Theory -- Limits To Arbitrage Fundamental Risk -- Implementation Costs -- Model Risk Limits To Arbitrage And The Law Of One Price -- Siamese Twin Compnies -- Equity Carve-outs -- Closed-end Funds -- Bubbles And Behavioral Economics -- Evaluating The Behavioral Critique -- 12.2.technical Analysis And Behavioral Finacne -- Trends And Corrections -- Down Theory -- Moving Averages -- Breadth Sentiment Indicators -- Trin Statistic -- Confidence Index -- Put -- Call Ratio A Warning -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 13 Empirical Evidance On Security Returns -- 13.1.the Index Model And The Single-factor Apt -- The Expected Return -- Beta Relationship Setting Up The Sample Data -- Estimating The Scl -- Estimating The Sml -- Tests Of The Capm -- The Market Index -- Measurement Error In Beta -- The Emh And The Capm -- Accounting For Human Capital And Cyclical Variations In Asset Betas --^ Accounting For Nontraded Business -- 13.2.tests Of Multifactor Capm And Apt -- A Macro Factor Model -- 13.3.the Fama-french Three-factor Model -- Risk-based Interpretations -- Behavioral Explanations -- Momentum: A Fourth Factor -- 13.4.liquidity And Asset Pricing -- Liquidity And Efficient Market Anomalies -- 13.5.consumption-based Asset Pricing And The Equity Premium Puzzle -- Consumption Growth And Market Rates Of Return -- Expected Versus Realized Returns -- Survivorship Bias -- Extensions To The Capm May Resolve The Equity Premium Puzzle -- Liquidity And The Equity Premium Puzzle -- Behavioral Explanations Of The Equity Premium Puzzle -- End Of Chapter Material -- Pt. Iv Fixed-income Securities -- Ch. 14 Bond Prices And Yields -- 14.1.bond Characteristics -- Treasury Bonds And Notes -- Accrued Interest And Quoted Bond Prices -- Corporate Bonds -- Call Provisions On Corporate Bonds -- Convertible Bonds -- Puttable Bonds -- Floating-rate Bonds -- Preferred Stock -- Other Issuers --^ International Bonds -- Innovation In The Bond Market -- Inverse Floaters -- Asset-backed Bonds -- Catastrophe Bonds -- Indexed Bonds -- 14.2.bond Pricing -- Bond Pricing Between Coupon Dates -- 14.3.bond Yields -- Yield To Maturity -- Yield To Call -- Realized Compound Return Versus Yield To Maturity -- 14.4.bond Prices Over Time -- Yield To Maturity Versus Holding-period Return -- Zero-coupon Bonds And Treasury Strips -- After-tax Returns -- 14.5.default Risk And Bond Pricing -- Junk Bonds -- Determinants Of Bond Safety -- Bond Indentures -- Sinking Funds -- Subordination Of Further Debt -- Dividend Restrictions -- Collateral -- Yield To Maturity And Default Risk -- Credit Default Swaps -- Credit Risk And Collateralized Debt Obligations -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 15 The Term Structure Of Interest Rates -- 15.1.the Yield Curve -- Bond Pricing -- 15.2.the Yield Curve And Future Interest Rates -- The Yield Curve Under Certainty -- Holding-period Returns -- Forward Rates --^ 15.3.interest Rate Uncertainty And Forward Rates -- 15.4.theories Of The Term Structure -- The Expectations Hypothesis -- Liquidity Preference -- 15.5.interpreting The Term Structure -- 15.6.forward Rates As Forward Contracts -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 16 Managing Bond Portfolios -- 16.1.interest Rate Risk -- Interst Rate Sensitivity -- Duration -- What Determines Duration? -- Rule 1 For Duration -- Rule 2 For Duration -- Rule 3 For Duration -- Rule 4 For Duration -- Rule 5 For Duration -- 16.2.convexity -- Why Do Investors Like Convexity? -- Duration And Convexity Of Callable Bonds -- Duration And Convexity Of Mortagage-backed Securities -- 16.3.passive Bond Management -- Bond-index Funds -- Immunization -- Cash Flow Matching And Dedication -- Other Problems With Conventional Immunization -- 16.4.active Bond Management -- Sources Of Potential Profit -- Horizon Analysis -- End Of Chapter Material -- Pt. V Security Analysis -- Ch. 17 Macroeconomic And Industry Analysis --^ 17.1.the Global Economy -- 17.2.the Domestic Macroeconomy -- 17.3.demand And Supply Shocks -- 17.4.federal Government Policy -- Fiscal Policy -- Monetary Policy -- Supply-side Policies -- 17.5.business Cycles -- The Business Cycle -- Economic Indicators -- Other Indicators -- 17.6.industry Analysis -- Defining An Industry -- Sensitivity To The Business Cycle -- Sector Rotation -- Industry Life Cycles -- Start-up Stage -- Consolidation Stage -- Maturity Stage -- Relative Decline -- Industry Structure And Performance -- Threat Of Entry -- Rivalry Between Existing Competitors -- Pressure From Substitute Products -- Bargaining Power Of Buyers -- Bargaining Power Of Suppliers -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 18 Equity Valuation Models -- 18.1.valuation By Comparables -- Limitations Of Book Value -- 18.2.intrinsic Value Versus Market Price -- 18.3.dividend Discount Models -- The Constant-growth Ddm -- Convergence Of Price To Intrinsic Value -- Stock Prices And Investment Opportunities --^ Life Cycles And Multistage Growth Models -- Multistage Growth Models -- 18.4.price-earnings Ratio -- The Price-earnings Ratio And Growth Opportunities -- P\/e Ratios And Stock Risk -- Pitfalls In P\/e Analysis -- Combining P\/e Analysis And The Ddm -- Other Comparative Valuation Ratios -- Price-to-book Ratio -- Price-to-cash-flow Ratio -- Price-to-sales Ratio -- 18.5.free Cash Flow Valuation Approaches -- Comparing The Valuation Models -- 18.6.the Aggregate Stock Market -- Explaining Past Behavior -- Forecasting The Stock Market -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 19 Financial Statement Analysis -- 19.1.the Major Financial Statements -- The Income Statement -- The Balance Sheet -- The Statement Of Cash Flows -- 19.2.accounting Versus Economic Earnings -- 19.3.profitability Measures -- Past Versus Future Roe -- Financial Leverage And Roe -- 19.4.ratio Analysis -- Decomposition Of Roe -- Turnover And Other Asset Utilization Rations -- Liquidity Ratios --^ Market Price Ratios: Growth Versus Value -- Choosing A Benchmark -- 19.5.economic Value Added -- 19.6.an Illustration Of Financial Statement Analysis -- 19.7.comparability Problems -- Inventory Valuation -- Depreciation -- Inflation And Interest Expense -- Fair Value Accounting -- Quality Of Earnings -- International Accounting Conventions -- 19.8.value Investing: The Graham Technique -- End Of Chapter Material -- Pt. Vi Options, Futures, And Other Derivatives -- Ch. 20 Options Markets: Introduction -- 20.1.the Option Contract -- Options Trading -- American And European Options -- Adjustments In Option Contract Terms -- The Options Clearing Corporation -- Other Listed Options -- Index Options -- Futures Options -- Foreign Currency Options -- Interest Rate Options -- 20.2.values Of Options At Expiration -- Call Options -- Put Options -- Option Versus Stock Investments -- 20.3.option Strategies -- Protective Put -- Covered Calls -- Straddle -- Spreads -- Collars --^ 20.4.the Put-call Parity Relationship -- 20.5.option-like Securities -- Callable Bonds -- Convertible Securities -- Warrants -- Collateralized Loans -- Levered Equity And Risky Debt -- 20.6.financial Engineering -- 20.7.exotic Options -- Asian Options -- Barrier Options -- Lookback Options -- Currency-translated Options -- Digital Options -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 21 Option Valuation -- 21.1.option Valuation: Introduction -- Intrinsic And Time Values -- Determinants Of Option Values -- 21.2.restrictions On Option Values -- Restrictions On The Value Of A Call Option -- Early Exercise And Dividends -- Early Exercise Of American Puts -- 21.3.binomial Option Pricing -- Two-state Option Pricing -- Generalizing The Two-state Approach -- 21.4.black-scholes Option Valuation -- The Black-scholes Formula -- Dividends And Call Option Valuation -- Put Option Valuation -- Dividends And Put Option Valuation -- 21.5.using The Black-scholes Formula --^ Hedge Ratios And The Black-scholes Formula -- Profolio Insurance -- Hedging Bets On Mispriced Options -- 21.6.empirical Evidence On Option Pricing -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 22 Futures Markets -- 22.1.the Futures Contract -- The Basics Of Futures Contracts -- Existing Contracts -- 22.2.trading Mechanics -- The Clearinghouse And Open Interest -- The Margin Account And Marking To Market -- Cash Versus Actual Delivery -- Regulations -- Taxation -- 22.3.futures Markets Strategies -- Hedging And Speculation -- Basis Risk And Hedging -- 22.4.futures Prices -- The Spot-futures Parity Theorem -- Spreads -- Forward Versus Futures Pricing -- 22.5.futures Prices Versus Expected Spot Prices -- Expection Hypothesis -- Normal Backwardation -- Contango -- Modern Portfolio Theory -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 23 Futures, Swaps, And Risk Management -- 23.1.foreign Exchange Futures -- The Markets -- Interest Rate Parity -- Direct Versus Indirect Quotes --^ Using Futures To Manage Exchange Rate Risk -- 23.2.stock-index Futures -- The Contracts -- Creating Synthetic Stock Positions: An Asset Allocation Tool -- Index Arbitrage -- Note Continued: Using Index Futures To Hedge Market Risk -- 23.3.interest Rate Futures -- Hedging Interest Rate Risk -- 23.4.swaps -- Swaps And Balance Sheet Restructuring -- The Swap Dealer -- Other Interest Rate Contracts -- Swap Pricing -- Credit Risk In The Swap Market -- Credit Default Swaps -- 23.5.commodity Futures Pricing -- Pricing With Storage Costs -- Discounted Cash Flow Analysis For Commodity Futures -- End Of Chapter Material -- Pt. Vii Applied Portfolio Management -- Ch. 24 Portfolio Performance Evaluation -- 24.1.the Conventional Theory Of Performance Evaluation -- Average Rates Of Return -- Time-weighted Returns Versus Dollar-weighted Returns -- Adjusting Returns For Risk -- The M2 Measure Of Performance -- Sharpe's Measure As The Criterion For Overall Portfolios -- Appropriate Performance Measures In Two Scenarios -- Jane's Portfolio Represents Her Entire Risky Investment Fund --^ Jane's Choice Portfolio Is One Of Many Portfolios Combined Into A Large Investment Fund -- The Role Of Alpha In Performance Measures -- Actual Performance Measurement: An Example -- Realized Returns Versus Expected Returns -- 24.2.performance Measurement For Hedge Funds -- 24.3.performance Measurement With Changing Portfolio Composition -- 24.4.market Timing -- The Potential Value Of Market Timing -- Valuing Market Timing As A Call Option -- The Value Of Imperfect -- Forecasting -- 24.5.style Analysis -- Style Analysis And Multifactor Benchmarks -- Style Analysis In Excel -- 24.6.morningstar's Risk-adjusted Rating -- 24.7.evaluating Performance Evaluation -- 24.8.performance Attribution Procedures -- Asset Allocation Decisions -- Sector And Security Selection Decisions -- Summing Up Component Contributions -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 25 International Diversification -- 25.1.global Markets For Equities -- Developed Countries -- Emerging Markets -- Market Capitalization And Gdp --^ Home-country Bias -- 25.2.risk Factors In International Investing -- Exchange Rate Risk -- Political Risk -- 25.3.internatinal Investing: Risk, Return, And Benefits From Diversification -- Risk And Return: Summary Statistics -- Are Investments In Emerging Markets Riskier? -- Average Country-index Returns And Capital Asset Pricing Theory -- Benefits From International Diversification -- Misleading Representation Of Diversification Benefits -- Realistic Benefits From International Diversification -- Are Benefits From International Diversification Preserved In Bear Markets? -- 25.4.assessing The Potential Of International Diversification -- 25.5.international Investing And Performance Attribution -- Constructing A Benchmark Portfolio Of Foreign Assets -- Performance Attribution -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 26 Hedge Funds -- 26.1.hedge Funds Versus Mutual Funds -- 26.2.hedge Fund Strategies -- Directional And Nondirectional Strategies -- Statistical Arbitrage --^ 26.3.portable Alpha -- An Example Of A Pure Play -- 26.4.style Analysis For Hedge Funds -- 26.5.performance Measurement For Hedge Funds -- Liquidity And Hedge Fund Performance -- Hedge Fund Performance And Survivorship Bias -- Hedge Fund Performance And Changing Factor Loadings -- Tail Events And Hedge Fund Performance -- 26.6.fee Structure In Hedge Funds -- End Of Chapter Material -- Ch. 27 The Theory Of Active Portfolio Management -- 27.1.optimal Portfolios And Alpha Values -- Forecasts Of Alpha Values And Extreme Portfolio Weights -- Restriction Of Benchmark Risk -- 27.2.the Treynor-black Model And Forecast Precision -- Adjusting Forecasts For The Precision Of Alpha -- Distribution Of Alpha Values -- Organizational Structure And Performance -- 27.3.the Black-litterman Model -- A Simple Assets Allocation Decision -- Step 1 The Covariance Matrix From Historical Data -- Step 2 Determination Of A Baseline Forecast -- Step 3 Integrating The Manger's Private Views --^ Step 4 Revised (posterior) Expectations -- Step 5 Portfolio Optimization -- 27.4.treynor-black Versus Black-litterman: Complements, Not Substitutes -- The Bl Model As Icing On The Tb Cake -- Why Not Replace The Entire Tb Cake With The Bl Icing? -- 27.5.the Value Of Active Management -- A Model For The Estimation Of Potential Fees -- Results From The Distribution Of Actual Information Ratios -- Results From Distribution Of Actual Forecasts -- Results With Reasonable Forecasting Records -- 27.6.concluding Remarks On Active Management -- End Of Chapter Material -- Appendix A Forecasts And Realizations Of Alpha -- Appendix B The General Black-litterman Model -- Ch. 28 Investment Policy And The Framework Of The Cfa Institute -- 28.1.the Investment Management Process -- Objectives -- Individual Investors -- Personal Trusts -- Mutual Funds -- Pension Funds -- Endowment Funds -- Life Insurance Companies -- Non-life Insurance Companies -- Banks -- 28.2.constraints -- Liquidity --^ Investment Horizon -- Regulations -- Tax Considerations -- Unique Needs -- 28.3.policy Statements -- Sample Policy Statements For Individual Investors -- 28.4.asset Allocation -- Policy Statements -- Taxes And Asset Allocation -- 28.5.managing Portfolios Of Individual Investors -- Human Capital And Insurance -- Investment In Residence -- Saving For Retirement And The Assumption Of Risk -- Retirement Planning Models -- Manage Your Own Portfolio Or Rely On Others? 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