The Irwin Guide to Stocks, Bonds, Futures, and Options

The essential guide for everyone who needs to understand the markets, The Irwin Guide to Stocks, Bonds, Futures, and Options presents a contemporary, in-depth look at investments and their markets. More than just a simple reference tool, this exhaustive resource goes deep inside the markets to explain asset allocation, SEC regulations¿even online trading and underwriting. In clear and accessible language, the authors provide an insider¿s look at the markets that goes behind and explains today¿s financial headlines. The only definitive resource to investments and their markets that today¿s investor will need, it discusses key topics including: ¿ Risk management and portfolio rebalancing ¿ Evaluating Internet stocks ¿ Buying and selling mutual funds, futures and options, fixed income securities, and more