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Insider’s Guide to Fixed Income Securities and Markets presents to the reader ‚Äì no, to the industry ‚Äì the first comprehensive treatment of its kind, rich in backstory and overflowing with real-life examples that bring a hitherto dry subject to life. Drawing from over three decades as both an instructor and a practitioner, Mr. Carroll presents not only the theory behind each product, but also “how” and “why” of fixed-income trading and investing, interwoven with stories from the trenches and honed by interaction with thousands of students and colleagues. Products and markets covered include: -Introduction to Fixed Income Securities and Markets -Fixed Income Securities: Bond Contract Basics -Bond Math Basics: Bond Pricing -Bond Yields Explained -U.S. Treasury and Government Agency Securities -Yield Curves -Corporate Fixed Income Securities -Introduction to Mortgage-Backed Securities -Money Market Instruments -Municipal Securities -Asset Backed Securities (ABS) -International Fixed Income Markets -Risk Considerations for Globally Diversified Fixed Income Portfolios