Includes bibliographical references (pages [481]-483) and index.
pt. 1. Finance and the financial system -- Financial economics -- Financial markets and institutions -- Managing financial health and performance -- pt. 2. Time and resource allocation -- Allocating resources over time -- Household saving and investment decisions -- The analysis of investment projects -- pt. 3. Valuation models -- Principles of market valuation -- Valuation of known cash flows: bonds -- Valuation of common stocks -- pt. 4. Risk management and portfolio theory -- Principles of risk management -- Hedging, insuring, and diversifying -- Portfolio opportunities and choice -- pt. 5. Asset pricing -- Capital market equilibrium -- Forward and futures markets -- Markets for options and contingent claims -- pt. 6. Corporate finance -- Financial structure of the firm -- Real options