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Tables of Contents for Vault Guide to Advanced Finance and Quantitative Interviews
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
1
Your First Step
1
1
Problem Solving Strategies
2
1
Sample Questions and Answers
3
2
Bond Fundamentals
5
28
Bond Basics
7
2
Time Value of Money
9
5
Bond Prices and Relationships to Yields
14
3
Taylor Series Expansion
17
4
Bond Price Derivatives
21
7
Sample Questions and Answers
28
2
Summary of Formulas
30
3
Statistics
33
42
Random Variables
35
4
Key Statistical Figures
39
8
Permutations and Combinations
47
2
Functions of Random Variables
49
3
Distributions
52
4
Regression Analysis
56
11
Sample Questions and Answers
67
5
Summary of Formulas
72
3
Derivatives
75
88
Introduction to Derivatives
77
1
Forward Contracts
78
5
Futures Contracts
83
6
Swaps
89
1
Options: An Overview
90
11
Combining Options
101
9
Option Valuation I: Introducing Black-Scholes
110
8
Option Valuation II: Other Solution Techniques
118
19
Option Sensitivities: the Greeks
137
5
Exchange-traded Options
142
5
Exotic Options
147
3
Sample Questions and Answers
150
8
Summary of Formulas
158
5
Fixed Income Securities
163
82
Bond and Fixed Income Market Issuers
165
5
Types of Fixed Income Securities
170
1
Quoting Bond and Fixed Income Prices
171
1
Analyzing and Valuing Bonds and Fixed Income Securities
172
8
Fixed-income Specific Derivatives
180
19
Mortage-backed Securities
199
10
Sample Questions and Answers
209
5
Summary of Formulas
214
1
Equity Markets
215
4
Equity Valuation Overview
219
2
Dividend Discount Model
221
2
Multiples Analysis
223
10
Equity Indexes
233
2
Hybrids
235
4
Equity-specific Derivatives
239
3
Sample Questions and Answers
242
3
Currency and Commodity Markets
245
10
Currency Swaps
247
3
Comodity Swaps
250
2
Sample Questions and Answers
252
3
Risk Management
255
Measuring Market Risk: Value at Risk
257
3
Types of Risk
260
2
Currency Risk
262
1
Fixed-income Risk
263
4
Equity Risk
267
4
Currency and Commodity Risk in the News
271
3
Hedging Risk
274
3
Portfolio Risk and Correlation
277
1
Arbitrage
278
1
Sample Questions and Answers
279
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