An Outline of Financial Economics

Satya R. Chakravarty

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A systematic treatment of theory and methodology of finance and economics, complete with numerical and applied examples, quantitative problems and questions.

“An Outline of Financial Economics” presents a systematic treatment of theory and methodology of finance and economics. It begins by discussing financial instruments, which form the basis of the theory of finance and are defined as legal documents recording monetary transactions. The text then goes on to analyze bonds – which are regarded as fixed income securities – in a simple framework, and to discuss the valuation of stocks and cash flows in detail.

The text follows an analytical and geometric methodology, explaining technical terms and mathematical operations in nontechnical language. It also provides intuitive explanations of the mathematical results of questions concerning important issues such as risk aversion, uncertainty, prospect theory and the theory of stochastic dominance.

The text also covers two alternative approaches to portfolio analysis – namely the mean-variance and mean-Gini approaches – and features an analysis of the Modigliani–Miller theorem, which has played a major role in the development of business finance. It discusses the capital asset pricing model and the intricacies of the methods for determining prices of different types of options, which give the right to buy or sell an asset. Conditions for non-arbitrage that do not allow advantage of price discrimination between markets are also developed.

Because of its wide coverage and analytical, articulate and authoritative presentation, “An Outline of Financial Economics” will be an indispensable book for finance researchers and undergraduate and graduate students in fields such as economics, finance, econometrics, statistics and mathematics.

Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BASIC CONCEPTS; 1. Basic Concepts; 2. Intertemporal Decision-Making and Time Value of Money; 3. Risk and Uncertainty; PART II: FIRM VALUATION AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE; 4. Valuation of Stocks; 5. Valuation of Cash Flows and Capital Budget Allocation; 6. Financial Structure of a Firm; PART III: FIXED INCOME SECURITIES AND OPTIONS; 7. Valuation of Bonds and Interest Rates; 8. Markets for Options; 9. Arbitrage and Binomial Model; 10. Brownian Motion and Itō’s Lemma; 11. The Black–Scholes–Merton Model; 12. Exotic Options; 13. Risk-Neutral Valuation and Martingales; PART IV: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT THEORY; 14. Portfolio Management: The Mean-Variance Approach; 15. Stochastic Dominance; 16. Portfolio Management: The Mean-Gini Approach; Bibliography; Index

Sujets

• Finance

Informations

• Publié par: Anthem Press
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780857285751
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 62 Mo

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An Outline of Financial Economics

An Outline of Financial Economics

Satya R. Chakravarty

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Contents

Preface

Part I: Introductîon and Basîc Concepts  1. Basîc Concepts  1.1. ïntroductîon  1.2. Fînancîa ïnstîtutîons, Fînancîa Markets and Fînancîa ïnstruments  1.3. Portoîo Management

 2. ïntertempora Decîsîon-Makîng and Tîme Vaue o Money  2.1. ïntroductîon  2.2. Consumer’s Tîme Preerences  2.3. Dîscounted Present Vaue and Fîser’s Proposîtîon

 3. Rîsk and Uncertaînty  3.1. ïntroductîon  3.2. Von Neumann–Morgenstern Utîîty Functîon  3.3. Rîsk Aversîon  3.4. Certaînty Equîvaent  3.5. Mean-Varîance Anaysîs: A Specîa Case o te Expected  Utîîty Approac  3.6. Prospect heory: A Brîe Anaysîs  Appendîx

Part II: Fîrm Valuatîon and Capîtal Structure  4. Vauatîon o Stocks  4.1. ïntroductîon

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Stock Transactîons Vauatîon o Stocks: A Sîmpe Structure Vauatîon o Stocks: A Genera Framework Prîce-to-Earnîngs Ratîo

 5. Vauatîon o Cas Fows and Capîta Budget Aocatîon  5.1. ïntroductîon  5.2. Net Present Vaue  5.3. ïnterna Rate o Return  5.4. BeneIt–Cost Ratîo and ProItabîîty ïndex  5.5. Some Addîtîona ïssues  Appendîx

 6. Fînancîa Structure o a Fîrm  6.1. ïntroductîon  6.2. he Modîgîanî–Mîer heorem  6.3. Dîscussîon

Part III: Fîxed Income Securîtîes and Optîons  7. Vauatîon o Bonds and ïnterest Rates  7.1. ïntroductîon  7.2. Dîscounted Present Vaues and Constant Earnîngs Streams  7.3. Specîa Case o a Bond  7.4. Yîed to Maturîty o Bonds  7.5. Duratîon o Bonds  7.6. Duratîon and Convexîty o a Bond  7.7. ïmmunîzatîon o ïnterest Rate Rîsk  7.8. Forward ïnterest Rate  7.9. Forward Rate Agreement

 8. Markets or Optîons  8.1. ïntroductîon  8.2. Types o Optîons  8.3. Payof Functîons or Optîons  8.4. ProIt Functîons or Optîons  8.5. Boundarîes or Optîon Vaues  8.6. Forward and Futures Contracts

 9. Arbîtrage and Bînomîa Mode  9.1. ïntroductîon  9.2. Condîtîons or Non-arbîtrage: A Sîmpe Mode

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 9.3. Condîtîons or Non-arbîtrage: A More Genera Mode  9.4. he Bînomîa Mode  Appendîx

10. Brownîan Motîon and ïtō’s Lemma  10.1. ïntroductîon  10.2. Random Wak  10.3. Weîner Process (Brownîan Motîon)  10.4. ïtō’s Lemma  10.5. Appîcatîons  Appendîx

11. he Back–Scoes–Merton Mode  11.1. ïntroductîon  11.2. he Back–Scoes–Merton Partîa Dîferentîa Equatîon  11.3. he Back–Scoes Prîcîng Formuae  11.4. Comparatîve Statîcs: he Greek Letters  11.5. ïmpîed Voatîîty  Appendîx

12. Exotîc Optîons  12.1. ïntroductîon  12.2. Dîgîta Optîons  12.3. Asîan Optîons  12.4. Barrîer Optîons  12.5. Gap Optîons  12.6. Dîscussîon  Appendîx

13. Rîsk-Neutra Vauatîon and Martîngaes  13.1. ïntroductîon  13.2. Martîngae: Background and ïnterpretatîon  13.3. Equîvaent Martîngae Measure: Dîscrete-Tîme Modes  13.4. Equîvaent Martîngae Measure: Contînuous-Tîme Modes  13.5. Equîvaent Martîngae Measure: Contînuous-Tîme Pat and  Stocastîc ïnterest Rate

Part IV: Portfolîo Management heory 14. Portoîo Management: he Mean-Varîance Approac  14.1. ïntroductîon  14.2. Preîmînarîes

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 14.3. Constructîon o a Portoîo: he Two-Asset Case and a  Dîagrammatîc Exposîtîon  14.4. Constructîon o a Portoîo: he Mutî-Asset Case  14.5. Two-Fund Separatîon heorem  14.6. Capîta Asset Prîcîng Mode  Appendîx

15. Stocastîc Domînance  15.1. ïntroductîon  15.2. Fîrst Order Stocastîc Domînance  15.3. Second Order Stocastîc Domînance  15.4. Lorenz Orderîng, Generaîzed Lorenz Orderîng and  Stocastîc Domînance  15.5. Rankîng Portoîos  Appendîx

16. Portoîo Management: he Mean-Gînî Approac  16.1. ïntroductîon  16.2. Gînî Evauatîon Functîon and Stocastîc Domînance  16.3. Eicîent Set  16.4. Portoîo Anaysîs  16.5. Gînî Capîta Asset Prîcîng Mode  Appendîx

Bibliography Index

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