The Management of Bond Investments and Trading of Debt

Since 1961, Dr Dimitris N. Chorafas has advised financial institutions and industrial corporations in strategic planning, risk management, computers and communications systems, and internal controls. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Paris, and the Technical University of Athens, Dr Chorafas has been a Fulbright scholar. Financial institutions which have sought his assistance include the Union Bank of Switzerland, Bank Vontobel, CEDEL, the Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Österreichische Länderbank (Bank Austria), First Austrian Bank, Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank, Mid-Med Bank, Demir Bank, Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura, Istituto Bancario Italiano, Credito Commerciale and Banca Provinciale Lombarda. Among multinational corporations Dr Chorafas has worked as consultant to top management, are: General Electric-Bull, Univac, Honeywell, Digital Equipment Corp, Olivetti, Nestlé, Omega, Italcementi, Italmobiliare, AEG-Telefunken, Olympia, Osram, Antar, Pechiney, the American Management Association and host of other client firms in Europe and the United States. Dr Chorafas has served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as visiting professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Also, the University of Alberta, Ecole d'Etudes Industrielles de l'Université de Genève, and Technical University of Karlsruhe. More than 6,000 banking, industrial and government executives have participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, other European countries, Asia and Latin America.

Part One: The Dynamics Of Debt, Leverage, And Globalization Ch 1: Democratization Of Lending And Socialization Of RiskCh 2: Trading Debt In A Globalized EconomyPart Two: The Bondholders Options, Risks And RewardsCh 3: Bonds DefinedCh 4: Convertible Bonds, Zero Bonds, Junk Bonds, Strips, And Other BondsCh 5: Choosing BondsCh 6: Bank Loans And Securitization; Part Three: Interest Rates, Yields, And Duration Ch 7: The Dynamics Of Interest RatesCh 8: Inflation Indexing And Impact Of Government DeficitsCh 9: Bond Yields and Benchmark Government BondsCh 10: Maturity And Duration Part Four: Bonds, Bond Markets, Credit Rating And Risk Control: Ch 11: Bonds, Money Markets, Capital Markets, And Financial OrganizationsCh 12: Credit Quality And Independent Rating AgenciesCh 13: Case Studies On Credit QualityCh 14: Market Risk With BondsCh 15: The Control Of Risk Under Basel II