Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Interest

With Islamic banking gradually becoming a more influential factor in the West, an analysis of the concept of riba a definition of which is not given in the Qur an is long overdue. This text presents readers with various interpretations of this Islamic economic concept generally perceived as interest . Thomas provides a framework for understanding riba by examining:

• linguistics
• classical judicial analysis
• the historical context
• modern economics.

Including contributions from prominent international scholars, the book...

During the last several years, new techniques have emerged to improve treasury management, particularly in the area of interest rate risk. This timely book covers the principles of interest rate management and its accounting, tax, and administrative implications. Particularly valuable explanations are given of the more sophisticated techniques of interest rate swap guarantees, forward rate agreements, and interest rate swap options, with examples of each.

Written by one of North America's foremost authorities on the subject, this is the first sustained treatment of the complex relationship between real interest rates and investment returns. Spiro focuses specifically on the problems of measuring and predicting real interest rates in order to optimize corporate investment and borrowing strategy. The book provides a wealth of practical advice in such key areas as choosing types of investment instruments, selecting the best term to maturity, and assessing the risks versus rewards of different types of bond instruments. Considering the complex...

In recent years, interest-rate modeling has developed rapidly in terms of both practice and theory. The academic and practitioners' communities, however, have not always communicated as productively as would have been desirable. As a result, their research programs have often developed with little constructive interference. In this book, Riccardo Rebonato draws on his academic and professional experience, straddling both sides of the divide to bring together and build on what theory and trading have to offer.

Rebonato begins by presenting the conceptual foundations for the...

Can expectations alone explain the yield differentials among bonds of different maturities? To what extend do attitudes toward risk and transactions costs influence the behavior of bond investors? Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to "twist" the interest-rate structure in accordance with its policy objectives? These are among the questions treated.

Originally published in 1966.

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