"Finance is the study of value and how it is determined. Individuals, small businesses and corporations regularly make use of value determinations for making strategic decisions that affect the future outcomes of their endeavors. The importance of accurate valuations cannot be overestimated;...

Why big data? -- Neural networks in finance -- Supervised models -- Semi-supervised learning -- Letting the data speak with unsupervised learning -- Big data factor models -- Data as a signal versus noise -- Applications : big data in options pricing and stochastic modeling -- Data clustering.

Finance and its Fundamental Problems -- Does a Positive Perpetual Growth Rate Exist? -- Valuation Based on Required Payback Period -- Certainty Equivalent, Risk Premium and Asset Pricing -- Tax Shield, Bankruptcy Cost and Optimal Capital Structure