Guide to the Handbook Handbook of Finance

The Handbook of Finance is a comprehensive overview of the field of finance. This reference work consists of three separate volumes and 229 chapters. Each chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the selected topic intended to inform a broad spectrum of readers ranging from finance professionals to academicians to students to the general business community.

To derive the greatest possible benefit from the Handbook of Finance, we have provided this guide. It explains how the information within the handbook can be located.

ORGANIZATION

The Handbook of Finance is organized to provide maximum ease of use for its readers. The material is broken down into three distinct volumes:

  • Volume I (Financial Markets and Instruments) covers the general characteristics of the different asset classes, derivative instruments, the markets in which financial instrument trade, and the players in the market.

  • Volume II (Investment Management and Financial Management) covers the theories, issues, decisions, and implementation for both investment management and financial management.

  • Volume III (Valuation, Financial Modeling, and Quantitative Tools) tackles the analytical tools, the measurement of risk, and the techniques for valuation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A complete table of contents for the entire handbook appears in the front of each volume. This list of titles represents topics that have been carefully selected by the editor, Frank J. Fabozzi. The Preface includes a more detailed description of the volumes and parts the chapters are grouped under.

INDEX

A Subject Index for the entire handbook is located at the end of each volume. The subjects in the index are listed alphabetically and indicate the volume and page number where information on this topic can be found.

CHAPTERS

Each chapter in the Handbook of Finance begins on a new page, so that the reader may quickly locate it. The author's name and affiliation are displayed at the beginning of the chapter.

All chapters in the handbook are organized according to a standard format, as follows:

  • Title and author

  • Outline

  • Abstract

  • Keywords

  • Introduction

  • Body

  • Summary

  • References

Outline

Each chapter begins with an outline indicating the content to come. The outline is intended as an overview and thus lists only the major headings of the chapter. Lower-level headings also may be found within the chapter.

Abstract

The abstract for each chapter gives an overview of the topic, but not necessarily the content of the chapter. This is designed to put the topic in the context of the entire handbook, rather than give an overview of the specific chapter content.

Keywords

The keywords section contains terms that are important to an understanding of the chapter.

Introduction

The text of each chapter begins with an introductory section that defines the topic under discussion and summarizes the content. By reading this section, the reader gets a general idea about the content of a specific chapter.

Body

The body of each chapter discusses the items that were listed in the outline section.

Summary

The summary section provides a review of the materials discussed in each chapter. It imparts to the reader the most important issues and concepts discussed.

References

The references section lists both publications cited in the chapter and secondary sources to aid the reader in locating more detailed or technical information. Review articles and research papers that are important to an understanding of the topic are also listed. The references provide direction for further research on the given topic.

..................Content has been hidden....................

You can't read the all page of ebook, please click here login for view all page.
Reset
18.119.124.49