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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
International Financial Management is a well-known
term in today’s world and it is also known as international finance. It means
financial management in an international business environment. This book covers
the following topics: Multinational Financial Management, Evolution Of
International Monetary and Financial System, Management Of Short-term Assets and
Liabilities, International Capital Budgeting Decision, Foreign Investment
Decision, Political and Country Risk Management, Cost Of Capital Of
Multinational Firm, Capital Structure of Multinational Firm, Dividend Policy of
a Multinational Firm, Taxation Of Multinational Firm and Long-term Sources of
Funds for A Multinational Company.
Author(s): Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and
Technology, Hisar - Haryana
This course note covers the key
quantitative methods of finance: financial econometrics and statistical
inference for financial applications, dynamic optimization, Monte Carlo
simulation, stochastic calculus. These techniques, along with their
computer implementation, are covered in depth.
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.