The Mathematics of Investing: A Complete Reference

by Michael C. Thomsett

This complete reference guide is as indispensable to the investor as a calculator--contains every important formula and ratio used in investing and money management, including stocks, bonds, futures, and options. Covers the time value of money, rates of return, compound interest, amortization, fundamental and technical analysis, futures and options pricing, plus math for the bond market, real estate market, mutual funds, and pooled investments. Includes eighty charts, tables, and illustrations, plus appendixes explaining key ratios and formulas.

Genres: Finance, Mathematics

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 13, 1989

About the author

Michael C. Thomsett is an expert in technical analysis and stock markets. He has published dozens of books on the topic as well as peer-reviewed papers, magazine articles, and blog entries. He has been writing professionally since 1978 and his best-selling, Getting Started in Options (John Wiley & Sons) is currently in its 10th edition (published by DeGruyter with a new title, “Options”) and has sold over 350,000 copies. The author lives near Nashville, Tennessee and he writes full time.

Reviews

[Alvaro]

A good reference book for all who need that simple formula that will let you keep ahead in the analysis. It is for simple questions but cover a wide variety of needs and in a very simple way, understandable for anyone with basic mathematics knowledge.

[Darin]

A decent reference book.

[Joshua]

Very clear and comprehensive reference book.