Part I: Income Taxes, Lottery, and Lion Hunting—Elementary Mathematics -- 1. “We Take over Your VAT!” How Big Is the Actual Discount? -- 2. Millions Every Week, but Not for Me. Six Numbers in the Lottery -- 3. Where Did My Money Go? Loss Compensation After a Price Drop -- 4. How Do You...

This book draws readers’ attention to the financial aspects of daily life at a corporation by combining a robust mathematical setting and the explanation and derivation of the most popular models of the firm. Intended for third-year undergraduate students of business finance, quantitative...

This book draws readers’ attention to the financial aspects of daily life at a corporation by combining a robust mathematical setting and the explanation and derivation of the most popular models of the firm. Intended for third-year undergraduate students of business finance, quantitative...

Part I: Exercises -- Introduction -- Decision Theory -- Two-Period Model: Mean-Variance Approach -- Two-Period Model: State-Preference Approach -- Multiple-Periods Model -- Theory of the Firm -- Information Asymmetries on Financial Markets -- Time-Continuous Model -- Part II: Solutions --...

This textbook is an elementary introduction to the key topics in mathematical finance and financial economics - two realms of ideas that substantially overlap but are often treated separately from each other. Our goal is to present the highlights in the field, with the emphasis on the financial...

Volatilities -- Extensions of the Black-Scholes theory to other types of options (futures options, currency options, American options, path-dependent options, multi-asset options) -- Fundamentals: stochastic analysis and applications, interest rate dynamics, and basic principles of pricing...

Basic products and interest calculations -- Derivatives and trading in derivatives, basic concepts and strategies -- Basics of derivative valuation -- The Wiener Stock Price Model and the basic principles of Black-Scholes theory.

The textbook discusses risk management in capital markets and presents various techniques of portfolio optimization. Special attention is given to risk measurement and credit risk management. Furthermore, the author discusses optimal investment problems and presents various examples. In the last...

Basic Concepts -- Valuation Tools -- The Relationship Between Risk and Return -- Business Analysis -- Debt Valuation -- Equity Valuation -- Capital Structure -- Company Valuation -- Financial and Real Options -- Long-Term Financing -- Working Capital Management -- Financial Planning --...

In the present text the author deals with both conventional and new approaches to trade theory and policy, treating all important research topics in international economics and clarifying their mathematical intricacies. The textbook is intended for undergraduates, graduates and researchers...