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…spectus, from unfavorable call provisions to absence of sufficient default protection • Main characteristics of major domestic and global convertible indices • Pricing and price behavior of convertible securities, including Greeks, Black-Scholes, binomial trees, and more • The dynamics of hedge arbitrage, and cogent arguments on how individual and institutional investors can effectively use leverage • Techniques of using a short position to hedge…Read More

…nt institution that does little for society beyond providing stability and protection. The activities related to distributing resources and economic growth, they say, are better left to the “invisible hand” of the marketplace. These notions now seem tragically misguided in the wake of the 2008 market collapse and subsequent bailouts. Mark Martinez describes how the flawed myth of the “invisible hand” distorted our understanding of how modern capit…Read More

…t developments in retirement plans including the passage of the US Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), the widespread shift toward hybrid and defined contribution plans, and a burgeoning economics and finance research literature on retirement and retirement plans. The volume is organized into eight main sections so the reader may use the volume as a text, a research tool, or a general reference. <a href=http://pdfgrab.com/dl_file?file…Read More

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