Praktikum der Finanzmathematik

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The book covers a comprehensive range of financial topics, structured into several key sections. It begins with sequences and series, detailing arithmetic and geometric progressions. The discussion then shifts to installment credit transactions, supported by practical case studies. A significant portion is dedicated to compound interest, exploring its fundamental principles, laws, and comparisons with simple interest, along with implications for economic growth and common formulas used in practice. Subsequent sections delve into depreciation methods, including linear and declining balance depreciation, and the intricacies of annuity calculations. The evaluation of securities, claims, and debts is also addressed, alongside the assessment of benefits and services, both temporary and perpetual. The book further examines the overall valuation of enterprises, encompassing goodwill and earnings value calculations. It includes investment appraisal techniques and detailed discussions on securities in the bond market, covering loans, credit security, and various types of bonds. Additionally, it provides insights into bond pricing, yield calculations for bonds and stocks, repayment plans for different types of debts, and leasing. The text concludes with logarithmic functions and a series of tables that facilitate financial calculations, including logarithms, interest factors, and mortality tables. An index of abbreviations and terms