International Financial Environment
This note is designed to familiarize students with international financial transactions and Operational aspects of foreign exchange markets. One of the major objectives of developing this course note has been to bring in the recent happenings in international finance arena. It focus more on the practical aspects of international finance in conjunction to theoretical constructs.
Author(s): NAPTEL
NA Pages 
Principles of Finance by Julie Dahlquist
This book available both in PDF and online covers the following topics related to Principles of Finance : Introduction to Finance, Corporate Structure and Governance, Economic Foundations: Money and Rates, Accrual Accounting Process, Financial Statements, Measures of Financial Health, Time Value of Money I: Single Payment Value, Time Value of Money II: Equal Multiple Payments, Time Value of Money III: Unequal Multiple Payments Values, Bonds and Bond Valuation, Stocks and Stock Valuation, Historical Performance of US Markets, Statistical Analysis in Finance, Regression Analysis in Finance, How to Think about Investing, How Companies Think about Investing, How Firms Raise Capital,The Importance of Trade Credit and Working Capital in Planning, Risk management and the Financial Manager.
Author(s): Julie Dahlquist, Texas Christian University, Rainford Knight, Florida Atlantic University, Alan S. Adams, Dean College
NA 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
International Financial Management Lecture Notes
This note explains the following topics: Foreign Exchange (FX) Markets, Bonus Coverage, Determinants of FX Rates, Currency Derivatives, Government Influence on FX Rates, Bonus Coverage: Central Banks, Arbitrage in FX Markets, Theories of FX Determination, Forecasting Exchange Rates, Measuring FX Exposure, Managing Economic Exposure, Multinational Capital Budgeting, Long Term Financing Bonds.
Author(s): Rauli Susmel
256 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
This course introduces ideas and techniques that form the foundations of theory of finance. Topics covered includes: Individual decision making, Game Theory, Economics of Information, Market Microstructure, Choice Under Uncertainty, Equilibrium and Efficiency, Financial Markets, Mean Variance Analysis.
Author(s): Sandeep Kapur
NA Pages
Financial Derivatives and Banking
Derivatives are sound investment vehicles that make investing and business practices more efficient and reliable. This book describes the following topics: Derivative Securities, Futures and Forwards: Trading Mechanism and Pricing, Use Of Futures For Hedging, Interest Rate Futures, Swap Markets, Option Markets, Option Pricing, Strategies Involving Options, Derivative Markets In India: Evolution and Regulation.
Author(s): Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar - Haryana
250 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
