Theory of Financial Decision Making.

Eduardo S. Schwartz, Jonathan E. Ingersoll

1988-03-01articleThe Journal of Finance1,867 citationsclosed

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Stochastic processes and financial applications Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance

Abstract

Based on courses developed by the author over several years, this book provides access to a broad area of research that is not available in separate articles or books of readings. Topics covered include the meaning and measurement of risk, general single-period portfolio problems, mean-variance analysis and the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, complete markets, multiperiod portfolio problems and the Intertemporal Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Black-Scholes option pricing model and contingent claims analysis, 'risk-neutral' pricing with Martingales, Modigliani-Miller and the capital structure of the firm, interest rates and the term structure, and others.

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