Bond Portfolio Management, 2nd Edition

1. Introduction.

2. Investment Objectives of Institutional Investors.

SECTION I: THE INSTRUMENTS.

3. Bonds.

4. Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities.

5. Credit Sensitive Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities.

6. Interest Rate and Credit Derivatives.

7. Financing Positions.

SECTION II: VALUATION.

8. General Principles of Bond Valuation.

9. Valuation Methodologies.

10. Valuation of Interest Rate Derivative Instruments.

SECTION III: MEASURING POTENTIAL RETURN AND RISK EXPOSURE.

11. Total Return Framework.

12. Measuring Risk.

13. Measuring Interest Rate Risk.

14. Credit Analysis.

SECTION IV: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

15. Managing Funds Against a Bond Market Index.

16. Managing Funds Against Liabilities.

17. Strategies with Futures and Swaps.

18. Strategies with Options, Caps, and Floors.

19. Managing a Global Bond Portfolio.

20. Measuring and Evaluating Performance.

Appendix: Tax Considerations.

Index.