The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to finance: Finance – addresses the ways in which individuals and organizations raise and allocate monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects.

Overview

The term finance may incorporate any of the following:

Fundamental financial concepts

History

Finance terms by field

Accounting (financial record keeping)

Banking

Corporate finance

Investment management

Personal finance

Public finance

Risk management

Constraint finance

Insurance

Economics and finance

Finance-related areas of economics

Corporate finance theory

Asset pricing theory

Asset pricing models

Mathematics and finance

Time value of money

Financial mathematics

Mathematical tools

Derivatives pricing

Portfolio mathematics

Financial markets

Market and instruments

Equity market

Equity valuation

Investment theory

Bond market

Money market

Commodity market

Derivatives market

Forward markets and contracts

Futures markets and contracts

Option markets and contracts

Swap markets and contracts

Derivative markets by underlyings

Equity derivatives

Interest rate derivatives

Credit derivatives

Foreign exchange derivative

Financial regulation

Designations and accreditation

Litigation

Fraud

Industry bodies

Regulatory bodies

International

European Union

Regulatory bodies by country

United Kingdom

United States

United States legislation

Actuarial topics

Valuation

Underlying theory

Context

Considerations

Discounted cash flow valuation

Relative valuation

Contingent claim valuation

Other approaches

Financial modeling

Portfolio theory

General concepts

Modern portfolio theory

Post-modern portfolio theory

Performance measurement

Mathematical techniques

Quantitative investing

Financial software tools

Financial modeling applications

Corporate Finance

Quantitative finance

Financial institutions

Financial institutions

Education

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