DedicationAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1: Introduction to Finance and Financial Markets Abstract 1.1. Finance 1.2. Interaction between finance and other branches of science 1.3. Players on macroeconomic scale 1.4. Financial instruments 1.5. Financial markets 1.6. International institutions 1.7. International organization 1.8. European Union (EU) 1.9. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 2: Market Participants Abstract 2.1. Financial intermediaries 2.2. Business models 2.3. Initial public offering (IPO) 2.4. Investment services 2.5. Government and central bank 2.6. Stock exchanges 2.7. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 3: Fundamentals of Financial Instruments Pricing Abstract 3.1. Decision-making process 3.2. Arbitrage 3.3. Accounting and economic value 3.4. Group of instruments 3.5. Valuation – DCF 3.6. Equity: fundamental analysis of share values 3.7. Theories of share price behavior 3.8. Fixed income: the loan, debentures, and loan stock valuation 3.9. Derivatives 3.10. Option 3.11. Forwards/futures 3.12. Swaps 3.13. Other derivatives 3.14. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 4: Hypothesis of Informational Efficiency of Financial Markets Abstract 4.1. Efficient market 4.2. Weak form hypothesis 4.3. Semistrong form of efficiency 4.4. Strong form of efficiency 4.5. The coherent market hypothesis 4.6. Behavioral finance 4.7. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 5: Financial Information Abstract 5.1. Sources 5.2. Indexes 5.3. Data usage 5.4. General economy 5.5. Industry analysis 5.6. Company analysis 5.7. Financial statements 5.8. Elements of financial statments 5.9. Accounting standards 5.10. Auditing 5.11. Individual and group financial statements 5.12. Ratio analysis 5.13. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 6: Return and Risk Appraisal Abstract 6.1. Return 6.2. Accounting rate of return 6.3. Simple project assessment 6.4. Risk 6.5. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 7: Money Market and Liquidity Management Abstract 7.1. Money market 7.2. Working capital cycle 7.3. Classification 7.4. Instruments 7.5. Rates 7.6. Pricing 7.7. Current issues 7.8. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers 8: Fixed Income Instruments Abstract 8.1. Classification 8.2. Credit risk 8.3. Government bonds 8.4. Coupon 8.5. Listing 8.6. Securitization 8.7. Term structure 8.8. Yield to maturity 8.9. Convexity 8.10. Yield spread 8.11. Summary Further reading Y/N Questions Discussions Situation Solution Y/N Questions’ answers Appendix A: Time Value of MoneyBibliography