The purpose of the book is to provide a concise overview of the quantitative tools and models that have been most widely used in investment management. It is the premise of the book that many of the most popular quantitative techniques have certain elements in common, and that if these elements can be understood, the reader can gain a working understanding of a wider variety of complex securities and portfolio management techniques. Helps the professional who does not necessarily aspire to be a technical specialist gain a working understanding of the new technology of finance, focuses on the analysis and valuation of individual securities and considers portfolios of securities, emphasis is on the numerical problems and spreadsheet exercises at the end of each chapter, reflecting a belief that the material is best learned if readers work with it and try to apply the basic principles in a variety of contexts.