The Innovative Investor, by David Shimko, is now available in both Windows and DOS formats, which use Excel spreadsheets. This software is designed to provide students quick access to difficult financial calculations, in applications covering stocks, bonds callables and convertibles, options, futures, asset allocation, and portfolio performance valuation.
All spreadsheets come with comprehensive analysis and automatic graphing and printing capabilities.
This program determines duration, modified duration, and convexity from quoted bond prices. It can also calculate prices. It can also calculate prices from given yields. The user can specify three portfolios for comparative analysis. Graphical displays and automated print procedures are included.