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__NOTOC__ Financial economics is the branch of economics concerned with the workings of financial markets, such as the stock market, and the financing of companies. It can be distinguished from other branches of economics by its "concentration on monetary activities", in which "money of one type or another is likely to appear on both sides of a trade." The questions addressed are typically framed in terms of "time, uncertainty, options and information" *.
- Time: money now is traded for money in the future.
- Uncertainty (or risk): The amount of money to be transferred in the future is uncertain.
- Options: one party to the transaction can make a decision at a later time that will affect subsequent transfers of money.
- Information: knowledge of the future can reduce, or possibly eliminate, the uncertainty associated with future monetary value.
Financial economics thus attempts to answer questions such as:
- How are the prices of financial assets: stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities, determined?
- What are the effects of a company choosing different methods of financing its operations, such as issuing shares or borrowing?
- What portfolio of assets should an investor hold in order to best meet his/her objectives?
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Ellison4pt (Lambert Ellison) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:03:28 -0000
Ebooks Free Download: The Economics of Financial Markets http://cli.gs/2QB3n
went to a panel discussion on the Cali financial crisis last night. So depressing! #California # economics #recession
texafornian78 (Keisha ) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:55:13 -0000
went to a panel discussion on the Cali financial crisis last night. So depressing! #California # economics #recession
Stopped by the EMBA class today, their last day in "The firm's" leadership & ethics module! On to financial acct, economics & strategy.. #fb
LoyolaMBA (Loyola MBA Programs) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:56 -0000
Stopped by the EMBA class today, their last day in "The firm's" leadership & ethics module! On to financial acct, economics & strategy.. #fb
#ireland The benefits of financial globalization have been oversold: International capital f.. http://bit.ly/hbSO7 #economics
innovationIRL (Edward Savage) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:06 -0000
#ireland The benefits of financial globalization have been oversold: International capital f.. http://bit.ly/hbSO7 #economics
RT: AHEFoundation: today in 1935 Parker Brothers launches the game of Monopoly.#economics #real estate #simulation #financial
simulationteam (Simulation Team) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:49 -0000
RT: AHEFoundation: today in 1935 Parker Brothers launches the game of Monopoly.#economics #real estate #simulation #financial
High Impact Leadership and Reporting and Analysis of Financial Data in the bag. Bring on Managerial Economics and Managerial Stats CU #EMBA
JREngrSurveyor (Chad Washburn, PLS) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:22:21 -0000
High Impact Leadership and Reporting and Analysis of Financial Data in the bag. Bring on Managerial Economics and Managerial Stats CU #EMBA
Credit Derivatives - Offers an introductory primer, detailed reference, and current news on this financial instrument. By Vinod Kothari.
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Damodaran - Comprehensive site about topics of financial theory, with a focus in Corporate Finance, Valuation and Investments. Updated Data, Excel Spreadsheets and Papers.
Derivatives-on-line - Overview of financial derivatives modelling with focus on option pricing.
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Financial Derivatives ]
EDIRC - Financial Economics Institutes - Directory of links for Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers around the World.
Meta Description: [ Central index of economics institutions
(academic, governmental and non-profit) in Financial Economics, Risk and Insurance. ]
Emerging Finance - Provides transcripts of interviews with experts in finance.
Encyclopedia of Corporate Governance (Encycogov) - Provides papers and brief tutorials on many areas of corporate governance.
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corporate governance. It is used by students, academics, business people and government officials. ]
Finance Research - Provides directory and download of user-submitted working papers in finance. Requires registration.
Meta Description: [ Enables you to freely publish
and download research work in finance
(presentations, working papers, articles, theses, dissertations). ]
Finance Resources on the Web - Directory of sites mantained by the Dakota University.
Finance Site List - Comprehensive list of finance-related sites organized by category. Maintained by The Journal of Finance.
Financial Crises - Research articles from the World Bank regarding the crises initiated in Mexico 1994, Thailand 1997, and Russia 1998.
Financial Economics -- WebEc - Contains links to and descriptions of Internet resources related to Financial Economics
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FINWeb - Directory of finance-related resources and links.
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site - Research on contagion, Asia's currency crisis, and international finance. Provides many links to news, data sources, and other resources. Provided by Nouriel Roubini.
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Interest Rate Swaps - Provides information on and discussion of interest rate swaps including actual ISDA contracts and articles on swap topics.
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Investment Performance Analysis - Explains concepts and provides sample calculations of returns, measuring risk and performance attribution.
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Journal of Finance - Publication of research of the main fields of financial theory. Contents, forthcoming papers and data sets.
Mechanisms for Financial Markets - Various papers on a new auction mechanism that breaks auctions into auctionettes, and on a new design of an exchange rate mechanism.
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Real Options .org - Provides research paper abstracts, book reviews, conference information, links, and downloads relevant to the theory and practice of investment under uncertainty often referred to as real options valuation.
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Vinod Kothari's Securitization Website - Comprehensive source of information and articles on securitization.
Meta Description: [ The Web's most comprehensive resource on securitization, securitisation, structured finance ]
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