Overview

Whether you are an executive or a student, beginner or expert, this book is designed to explain and illustrate the working essentials of finance with clarity and speed. This desktop companion deliberately combines essential theory with real-world application, using short, focused chapters to help you find what you need and implement it right away. www.pearsoned.co.uk/estrada

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Author:   Javier Estrada
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   FT Publishing International
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780273738022

ISBN 10:   027373802
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   12 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Publisher's acknowledgments Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition PART I: RISK AND RETURN 1 Returns (I): Basic concepts 2 Returns (II): Mean returns 3 Risk (I): Total risk 4 Risk and return (I): Portfolios 5 Risk (II): Diversification 6 Risk (III): Systematic risk 7 Risk and return (II): The CAPM and the cost of capital 8 Risk and return (III): The three-factor model 9 Risk (IV): Downside risk 10 Risk and return (IV): Risk-adjusted returns 11 Risk and return (V): Portfolio optimization 12 Risk and return (VI): The long term PART II: VALUATION 13 Stocks (I): The dividend discount model 14 Stocks (II): The WACC model 15 Stocks (III): Other DCF models 16 Stocks (IV): Reverse valuation 17 Stocks (V): Relative valuation 18 Bonds (I): Prices and yields 19 Bonds (II): Default risk and market risk 20 Bonds (III): Duration and convexity PART III: OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS 21 NPV and IRR 22 Real options 23 Corporate value creation 24 Options 25 Futures and forwards 26 Currencies PART IV: STATISTICAL BACKGROUND 27 Stats (I): Summary statistics 28 Stats (II): Normality 29 Stats (III): Non-normality 30 Stats (IV): Regression analysis Index

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‘This delivers the essential concepts of modern finance clearly and concisely. My advice: buy this book and keep it close at hand!’ Mark Kritzman, President and CIO, Windham Capital Management, LLC ‘Whilst there are a number of books that purport to offer a quick reference for business professionals, this is the only one that really manages to do this in an effective way.’ Valerio Potì, Director of the MSc in Finance and Capital Markets Program, Dublin City University Business School  ‘This is corporate finance served in bite-sized and digestible portions.’ Elroy Dimson, Emeritus Professor of Finance, London Business School ‘Javier Estrada is to be commended for translating deep economic ideas into terms that are immediately usable, compelling and valuable.’  Robert F. Bruner, Dean of Darden Business School, University of Virginia

'This delivers the essential concepts of modern finance clearly and concisely. My advice: buy this book and keep it close at hand!' Mark Kritzman, President and CIO, Windham Capital Management, LLC 'Whilst there are a number of books that purport to offer a quick reference for business professionals, this is the only one that really manages to do this in an effective way.' Valerio Poti, Director of the MSc in Finance and Capital Markets Program, Dublin City University Business School 'This is corporate finance served in bite-sized and digestible portions.' Elroy Dimson, Emeritus Professor of Finance, London Business School 'Javier Estrada is to be commended for translating deep economic ideas into terms that are immediately usable, compelling and valuable.' Robert F. Bruner, Dean of Darden Business School, University of Virginia

‘This delivers the essential concepts of modern finance clearly and concisely. My advice: buy this book and keep it close at hand!' Mark Kritzman, President and CIO, Windham Capital Management, LLC ‘Whilst there are a number of books that purport to offer a quick reference for business professionals, this is the only one that really manages to do this in an effective way.' Valerio Potì, Director of the MSc in Finance and Capital Markets Program, Dublin City University Business School  ‘This is corporate finance served in bite-sized and digestible portions.' Elroy Dimson, Emeritus Professor of Finance, London Business School ‘Javier Estrada is to be commended for translating deep economic ideas into terms that are immediately usable, compelling and valuable.'  Robert F. Bruner, Dean of Darden Business School, University of Virginia

Author Information

Javier Estrada holds an M.S. in Finance and a Ph.D. in Economics both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently an associate professor at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain; the co-editor of the Emerging Markets Review; and a wealth management advisor at Sports Global Consulting. He has published extensively in international journals, written many cases for class discussion, and lectured throughout the world.

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