Analysis and Use of Financial Statements With CD or Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets

Analysis and Use of Financial Statements - With CD

Author: Gerald I Whit

Accounting Standards (US and International) have been updated to reflect the latest pronouncements.
* An increased international focus with more coverage of IASC and non-US GAAPs and more non-US examples.

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Presents financial statement analysis from the point of view of equity and credit analysts, for MBA and advanced undergraduate students, as well as professionals. Emphasis is on user oriented analysis, integrated with financial accounting and empirical analysis, with examples based on statements of real companies. Early chapters introduce essentials, while later chapters focus on specific areas of analysis, risk management, and how to use financial data in reporting income, assessing risk, and forecasting. Chapter problems with solutions are based on real corporate data, with some problems adapted from the Chartered Financial Analyst examination program. This second edition moves advanced material to appendices and contains more case material and international content. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

1	Framework for Financial Statement Analysis	1
2	Financial Statements: The Raw Data of Analysis	113
3	Foundations of Ratio and Financial Analysis	197
4	Empirical Research: Implications for Financial Statement Analysis	287
5	Analysis of Inventories	331
6	Analysis of Long-Lived Assets	393
7	Analysis of Income Taxes	509
8	Analysis of Financing Liabilities	561
9	Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits	633
10	The Analysis of Off-Balance-Sheet Activities and Hedging Transactions	713
11	Analysis of Intercorporate Investments	761
12	Business Combinations	845
13	Analysis of Multinational Operations	941
14	Credit and Risk Analysis	1013
15	Valuation and Forecasting	1093
	Glossary	1161
	Present Value Tables	1164
	Bibliography	1173
	Index	1184

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Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets

Author: John C Hull

Again, John Hull has done a great job revising and updating this best-selling book. Changes in the fifth edition include:

• A new chapter on credit derivatives (Chapter 21).
• New! Business Snapshots highlight real-world situations and relevant issues.
• The first six chapters have been -reorganized to better meet the needs of students and .instructors.
• A new release of the Excel-based software, DerivaGem, is included with each text.

A useful Solutions Manual/Study Guide, which includes the worked-out answers to the "Questions and Problems" sections of each chapter, can be purchased separately (ISBN: 0-13-144570-7).

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Mechanics of futures markets	21
Ch. 3	Hedging strategies using futures	47
Ch. 4	Interest rates	75
Ch. 5	Determination of forward and futures prices	97
Ch. 6	Interest rate futures	127
Ch. 7	Swaps	151
Ch. 8	Mechanics of options markets	181
Ch. 9	Properties of stock options	205
Ch. 10	Trading strategies involving options	225
Ch. 11	Introduction to binomial trees	243
Ch. 12	Valuing stock options : the black-scholes model	263
Ch. 13	Options on stock indices and currencies	287
Ch. 14	Futures options	303
Ch. 15	The Greek letters	317
Ch. 16	Valuation using binomial trees	349
Ch. 17	Volatility smiles	371
Ch. 18	Value at risk	385
Ch. 19	Interest rate options	411
Ch. 20	Exotic options and other nonstandard products	431
Ch. 21	Credit derivatives	449
Ch. 22	Weather, energy, and insurance derivatives	465
Ch. 23	Derivatives mishaps and what we can learn form them	473