Financial Mathematics I
This note provides an introduction to mathematical modelling of financial and insurance markets with particular emphasis on the time-value of money and interest rates. Topics covered includes: The time value of money, Simple interest, Compound interest, Annuities and loans, Cash flows, Payment streams and variable interest rates.
Author(s): Jitse Niesen
81 Pages 
This note covers the following topics: Accounting Statements and Cash Flow, Financial Markets and NPV First Principles of Finance, Net Present Value, How to Value Bonds and Stocks, Some Alternative Investment Rules, NPV and Capital Budgeting, Strategy and Analysis in Using NPV, Capital Market Theory, Return and Risk CAPM, An Alternative View of Risk and Return APT, Risk, cost of Capital, and Capital Budget, Corporate financing Decisions and Efficient Capital Market, Long Term Financing An Introduction, Capital Structure Basic Concepts, Capital Structure: Limits to the Use of Debt, Valuation and Capital Budgeting for the Levered Firm, Dividend policy, Issuing Securities to the Public, Long Term Debt, Leasing, Options and Corporate Finance Basic Concepts, Options and Corporate Finance: Extensions and Applications, Warrants and Convertibles, Derivatives and Hedging Risk, Mergers and acquisitions and Financial Distress.
Author(s): Zhipeng Yan
59 Pages
Introduction to Financial Accounting SE by David Annand
This PDF book covers the following topics related to Introduction to Financial Accounting : Introduction to Financial Accounting, The Accounting Process, Financial Accounting and the Use of Adjusting Entries, The Classified Balance Sheet and Related Disclosures, Accounting for the Sale of Goods, Assigning Costs to Merchandize, Cash and Receivables, Long-lived Assets, Debt Financing: Current and Non-current Liabilities, Debt Financing: Bonds, Equity Financing, Proprietorships and Partnerships, Financial Statement Analysis.
Author(s): David Annand, Athabasca University , Henry Dauderis
775 Pages
Business Finance Online Notes by Tim
Finance is a broad term that is used regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investment. This PDF book covers the following topics related to Business Finance : Introduction to Finance, Time Value of Money, Interest Rates, Bonds, Bankruptcy and Reoganization, Financial Statements and Free Cash Flow, Analysis of Financial Statements, Stock Valuation, Risk and Return, Cost of Capital, Capital Budgeting and Evaluating Cash Flows, Project Cash Flow Estimation, Corporate Governance.
Author(s): Tim Murray, PhD Virginia Military Institute
104 Pages
Financial Management by Uttarakhand Open University
The objective of this note is to impart knowledge and skills about concept, theories, policies and techniques in financial management so that these can be applied in taking rational business and financial decisions.
Author(s): Uttarakhand Open University
479 Pages
Principles of Finance by Helmut Elsinger
This note covers the following topics: Single-period random cash flows, Stocks, Mean-variance portfolio theory, Utility theory, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Factor models, Multi-period deterministic cash flows, Fixed income securities, Floating rate.
Author(s): Helmut Elsinger
260 Pages
International Finance Lecture Notes by Costas Arkolakis
The aim of this note is that the students develop an understanding of the main implications of increasing integration of the world economy. This note will be divided in two sections. The first section will be more like a traditional lecture class and will focus on theoretical models and empirical facts. The second section will be more like a seminar course with presentations by students and wide discussion on topics in international finance and international macroeconomics.
Author(s): Costas Arkolakis
NA Pages
An Introduction to Computational Finance
This note covers the following topics: The First Option Trade, The Black-Scholes Equation, The Risk Neutral World, Monte Carlo Methods, The Binomial Model, Derivative Contracts on non-traded Assets and Real Options, Discrete Hedging, Derivative Contracts on non-traded Assets and Real Options, Discrete Hedging, Jump Diffusion, Regime Switching, Mean Variance Portfolio Optimization.
Author(s): Peter Forsyth
123 Pages
Goal of this note is to teach an introduction relevant for computer scientists, which may be both broader and shallower than traditional Computational Finance. Topics coverted includes: Derivatives, Time Series Analysis, Trading, Investment Strategies, Fundamentals of Investing, Stocks vs. Bonds, Financial Markets, Common Stocks, Stock Prices.
Author(s): Steven Skiena
NA Pages
International Finance Theory and Policy
This book covers the following topics: Introductory Finance Issues: Current Patterns, Past History, and International Institutions, National Income and the Balance of Payments Accounts, The Whole Truth about Trade Imbalances, Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates of Return, Interest Rate Parity, Purchasing Power Parity, Interest Rate Determination, Policy Effects with Floating Exchange Rates, Fixed Exchange Rates, Policy Effects with Fixed Exchange Rates.
Author(s): Steve Suranovic
465 Pages
This book covers the following topics: Interest Rate Calculations, Bond Conventions, Bond Portfolios, Interest Rate Models, Basic Properties of Futures and Options, Binomial Option Pricing Model, Black-Scholes Model and the Distribution of Asset Prices, FX and Interest Rate Options, Trading Volatility.
Author(s): Paul Soderlind
191 Pages
