TY - BOOK AU - Chorafas,Dimitris N. TI - The management of bond investments and trading of debt SN - 0750667265 (cloth) U1 - 332.6323 PY - 2005/// CY - Burlington PB - Elsevier KW - Bonds KW - Debt KW - Bond transfer N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Democratization of lending and socialization of risk -- 2. Trading debt in a globalized economy -- 3. Bonds defined -- 4. Convertible bonds, zero bonds, junk bonds, strips, and other bonds -- 5. Choosing bonds -- 6. Bank loans and securitization -- 7. The dynamics of interest rates -- 8. Inflation indexing and impact of government deficits -- 9. Bond yields and benchmark government bonds -- 10. Maturity and duration -- 11. Bonds, money markets, capital markets, and financial organizations -- 12. Credit quality and independent rating agencies -- 13. Case studies on credit quality -- 14. Market risk with bonds -- 15. The control of risk under Basel II ER -