Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What Is Investment Banking? 1.2 Investment Banking Activities 1.3 Investment Banking versus Commercial Banking 1.4 Industry Overview 1.5 The Investment Banker as an Individual 1.6 A Brief History of the Industry 1.7 Scope of ThisBook Chapter 2 Financial Securities 2.1 Bonds 2.2 Stocks 2.3 Derivative Securities 2.4 International Securities 2.5 Risks of Bonds and Stocks Chapter 3 Investment Analysis 3.1 Macroeconomic Analysis 3.2 Industry Analysis 3.3 Financial Statement Analysis 3.4 Technical Analysis 3.5 Efficient Market Theory Chapter 4 Primary Market Making I: Equity Financing 4.1 Public Offerings and Private Placements 4.2 Motivations of Issuers 4.3 The IPO Team 4.4 The Public Offering Process 4.5 Agreements of an IPO 4.6 Risks of an IPO 4.7 Revenues of Underwriters 4.8 The Costs of Going Public 4.9 Aftermarket Trading 4.10 Direct Offerings, Shells, and Equity Takedowns 4.11 International Listings 4.12 China's Practices Chapter 5 Primary Market Making Ih Debt Financing 5.1 Government Securities 5.2 Treasury Securities Markets 5.3 Municipal Securities Markets 5.4 Corporate Debt Markets 5.5 Corporate Bonds 5.6 Private Placements 5.7 Foreign Bonds 5.8 Eurobonds 5.9 Treasury Bond Transactions in China 5.10 China's Enterprise Bonds Chapter 6 Secondary Market Making 6.1 Dealing versus Brokering 6.2 Dealer Activities in the Financial Markets 6.3 Managing Dealer Risks 6.4 Financing Dealer Inventory 6.5 Brokering Activities in the Financial Markets 6.6 Possible Abuses Chapter 7 Trading: Speculation and Arbitrage 7.1 Speculation 7.2 Arbitrage Trading …… Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquisitions Chapter 9 Venture Capital Chapter 10 Private Equity Chapter 11 Asset Securitization Chapter 12 Money Management Chapter 13 Price-Setting Mechanisms Chapter 14 China's Market and Future Trends References