目录
Foundation Topics
Chapter 1 Finance Foundations
1.1 The scope of finance
1.2 The role of finance in world business
1.3 Finance theory
1.4 The streams of finance
1.5 Important concepts in finance


Chapter 2 Financial Institutions
2.1 Bank financial institutions
2.2 Savings institutions
2.3 Quasi-banking institutions
2.4 Securities firms
2.5 Securities business
2.6 Mutual fund
2.7 Pension funds and investment companies
2.8 The financial regulators

Chapter 3 Financial Instruments
3.1 What is a 'financial instrument'
3.2 Commercial paper and commercial bill
3.3 Banker's acceptance
3.4 Stock
3.5 Fixed income products
3.6 Bond
3.7 Treasury Bills and Teasury Bonds
3.8 Forward contract
3.9 Futures contract
3.10 Swaps
3.11 Options
3.12 Mortgage-backed security MBS
3.13 Asset-backed security - ABS

Chapter 4 Financial Markets
4.1 Financial market and financial system
4.2 Capital market
4.3 Money market
4.4 The comparisons between capital and money markets
4.5 Categories of financial markets
4.6 Equity market
4.7 Debt vs equity markets
4.8 Stock market
4.9 Over-The-Counter – OTC
4.10 Interbank market
4.11 The foreign exchange and gold market
4.12 Shadow market

Chapter 5 Financial Pricing
5.1 Interest rates
5.2 Bond pricing
5.3 Net present value and the internal rate of return
5.4 Yield to maturity YTM
5.5 Term structure of interest rates
5.6 Various yield curve types
5.7 Yield curve risk and trade strategy
5.8 Spread in finance
5.9 LIBOR

Professional Topics
Chapter 6 Central banking
6.1 Central bank features and history
6.2 Functions of central bank and monetary policy
6.3 Central bank interest rate control
6.4 Central banks and inflation
6.5 Central bank’s balance sheet
6.6 Monetary policy tools
6.7 Monetary policy operational targets
6.8 Monetary policy intermediate targets
6.9 Monetary policy goals
6.10 Central bank money supply process

Chapter 7 International Finance
7.1 Introduction of International finance
7.2 Gold standard
7.3 The Bretton Woods Agreement
7.4 The International Monetary Fund
7.5 What is 'The World Bank
7.6 Interest rate parity
7.7 Purchasing power parity PPP
7.8 How is PPP used
7.9 Comments on PPP
7.10 Relative Purchasing Power Parity RPPP
7.11 International Fisher Effect
7.12 Optimum Currency Area Theory

Advanced Topics
Chapter 8 Real Estate Finance
8.1 Why invest in real estate
8.2 Individual ways of real estate investing
8.3 Institutional ways of real estate investing
8.4 Commercial real estate
8.5 Commercial real estate investing
8.6 Hot commercial real estate
8.7 Commercial real estate loans
8.8 Details on commercial real estate loans
8.9 Main types of mortgage lenders
8.10 What Is a reverse mortgage

Chapter 9 Household Finance
9.1 Understanding household finance
9.2 Household retail finance
9.3 Household finance company
9.4 Household finance services
9.5 Household bank finance
9.6 Household car finance
9.7 Household income
9.8 Household income and financial accelerator
9.9 Household expenses
9.10 Home equity and loan-to-value ratio - LTV ratio

Chapter 10 Personal Finance
10.1 Personal finance planning
10.2 Principles of personal finance strategies
10.3 Personal finance disciplines
10.4 Personal finance rules
10.5 Pension plan
10.6 Credit score
10.7 Managing personal finances
10.8 Wealth management
10.9 Private wealth management
10.10 Portfolio management and financial planning