The Online Learning Center with MaxMark that accompanies this text is an integrated online product designed to help you get the most from your investments course. Here you have access to study materials created specifi cally for this text. The Excel Applications spreadsheets are located at this site. Additional information on the text and authors and links to our powerful support materials are also available. The premium content areas, which are accessed by registering the code at the front of this text, provide students with access to our exclusive online resources.

Student Resources

MaxMark: MaxMark gives students the opportunity to maximise their marks with this unique online self-assessment tool, exclusive to McGraw-Hill Australia. MaxMark contains approximately 30 multiple choice questions covering the key concepts in each chapter. Importantly, you will receive extensive ‘Feedback’ and ‘More information’ from the text to help you in your understanding. You can randomise the questions, set yourself time limits, track your progress throughout the semester and thoroughly test your knowledge before exams.

Finance web links: This is a list of all the web links that appear in the book, enabling easy access.

Standard & Poor’s Educational Version of Market Insight: McGraw-Hill/Irwin and the Institutional Market Services division of Standard & Poor’s are pleased to offer an exclusive partnership that off ers students and instructors access to the educational version of Standard & Poor’s Market Insight. The Educational Version of Market Insight is a rich online resource that provides six years of fundamental financial data for over 500 companies in the renowned Compustat® database. Standard & Poor’s and McGraw-Hill/Irwin have selected the best, most-often researched companies in the database. S&Pspecific problems can be found at the end of relevant chapters in this text. A Semester of access to this resource is available by registering the code at the front of this text at www.mhhe.com/edumarketinsight

PowerPoint® Slides: The student edition also showcases a set of PowerPoint slides that distill key concepts from each chapter of the book.

Instructor Resources

Instructor’s Resource CD: This comprehensive CD contains all the following instructor supplements to create a powerful teaching package. We have compiled them in electronic format for easier access and convenience.

Instructor’s Manual: The Instructor’s Manual features comprehensive a chapter overview, review of learning objectives, an annotated chapter outline (organized to include the PowerPoint slides), and teaching tips and insights.

PowerPoint® Slides: This suite of full colour slides distils key concepts for the instructor. These slides follow the order of the chapters but you may choose to customise the presentations to fi t your own lectures.

Videos on DVD: There are seven video segments covering careers, financial markets, bonds, going public, derivatives, portfolio management and foreign exchange available to adopters.

WebCT/Blackboard: If you are using WebCT or Blackboard to deliver your course, a fully functional WebCT and Blackboard cartridge is available. It contains all of the resources from the Online Learning Centre, with additional options to integrate MaxMark and other online products

Test Bank: The computerised test bank is in McGraw Hill’s EZtest format; which is the most flexible and easy to use electronic testing program available in higher education. The test bank includes more than 1200 graded questions and short answer questions, as well algorithmic capacity.