An up-to-date look at the most important issues surrounding fixed income securitiesFixed-income securities traditionally promised fixed cash flows (like bonds), but with recent innovations in this field, including products for which the promised cash flows depend on the level of interest rates,...

Simple formulas for the price of corporate discount and coupon bonds are found using the Longstaff and Schwartz valuation approach for the debt claims of a firm, where default is triggered by a special State variable: the firm's asset-to-debt-ratio. Instead of keeping the total amount of debt...

This book is a guide to the calculations involved in managing bonds, with expert insight on the portfolios and investment strategies that puts the math in perspective. The book explains how to delineate the characteristics of different types of debt securities; calculate implied forward and spot...