Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Investment decisions: the certainty case -- Theory of choice under uncertainty: utility theory -- State preference theory -- Objects of choice -- Market equilibrium: CAPM and APT -- Pricing contingent claims: option price theory and evidence -- Futures contracts and markets -- Multi-period capital budgeting under uncertainty: real options analysis -- Efficient capital markets: theory -- Efficient capital markets: evidence -- Information asymmetry and agency theory -- Valuation and tax policy -- Capital structure and the cost of capital -- Dividend policy -- Applied issues in corporate finance -- Acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring and corporate governance -- International financial management.