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PART ONE: BACKGROUND. Chapter 1: Understanding Investments. Chapter 2: Investment Alternatives. Chapter 3: Indirect Investing. Chapter 4: Securities Markets. Chapter 5: How Securities Are Traded. PART TWO: PORTFOLIO AND CAPITAL MARKET THEORY. Chapter 6: Returns and Risks from Investing. Chapter 7: Portfolio Theory. Chapter 8: Portfolio Selection. Chapter 9: Asset Pricing Models. PART THREE: COMMON STOCKS: ANALYSIS, VALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT. Chapter 10: Common Stock Valuation. Chapter 11: Common Stocks: Analysis and Strategy. Chapter 12: Market Efficiency. PART FOUR: SECURITY ANALYSIS. Chapter 13: Economy/Market Analysis. Chapter 14: Sector/Industry Analysis. Chapter 15: Company Analysis. Chapter 16: Technical Analysis. PART FIVE: FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES: ANALYSIS, VALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT. Chapter 17: Bond Yields and Prices. Chapter 18: Bonds: Analysis and Strategy. PART SIX: DERIVATIVE SECURITIES. Chapter 19: Options. Chapter 20: Futures. PART SEVEN: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. Chapter 21: Portfolio Management. Chapter 22: Evaluation of Investment Performance.

The new Tenth Edition of this bestselling book teaches readers not only how to identify successful investment opportunities, but how to anticipate and deal with investment problems and controversies as well. Jones carefully and gradually develops key concepts, while covering all the necessary background material. Only essential formulas are included. It's one of the most readable, comprehensible investments titles available! It includes added ethics coverage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation. It also contains increased discussion of globalization issues. It details the variety of securities available, the markets in which they are traded, mechanics of securities training, and insight into the important concept of risk and return.