Introduction 1
SECTION I
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CAPITAL MARKETS
Chapter 1
Mapping the Market 7
Chapter 2
The Politics of Finance 15
Chapter 3
Going Mobile: Globalization and the Bond Market 41
Chapter 4
Electronic Markets 53
Chapter 5
Are Markets Really Efficient, Mr. Markowitz? 73
Chapter 6
What Drives the Market? 89
SECTION II
INSTRUMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND TRADING STRATEGIES
Chapter 7
Instruments of the Capital Markets 115
Chapter 8
Swaps and Listed Derivatives 141
Chapter 9
Fed Funds: The Price of Policy 153
Chapter 10
Government Bonds: A Toolbox 171
Chapter 11
The Carry Trade 189
Chapter 12
Tactical Trading and the Yield Curve 199
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Chapter 13
Strategy and the Yield Curve 221
Chapter 14
Trading the Treasury Basis 239
Chapter 15
Synthetics, Contract Rolls, and Intermarket Spreads 273
Chapter 16
The Credit Cycle 299
Chapter 17
Trading Equities: An Overview 309
Chapter 18
Equity Instruments: Indexes and Exchange-Traded Funds 333
Chapter 19
Equity Index Futures, Basis Trading, and Market Timing 351
SECTION III
MARKET PSYCHOLOGY, TRADING, AND RISK
MANAGEMENT ACROSS ASSET CLASSES
Chapter 20
Pairs Trading 377
Chapter 21
Technical Analysis 391
Chapter 22
Psychology and Markets: Behavioral Finance 403
Chapter 23
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Portable Alpha 415
Chapter 24
Managing Trading and Position Risk 425
Chapter 25
Summary and Conclusion 447
Appendix
Suggestions for Further Reading 457
INDEX 459
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