Finance Mathematics

This book has been prepared as a textbook for Finance Mathematics courses given in Economics, Business Banking, Finance and Actuarial departments of universities. It will be a resource book that can be used by candidates who will take the Capital Markets Board (CMB) Licensing exams and Actuarial exams.
The topics in the book were written in a simple language, and it was tried to ensure the intelligibility of the topics with many examples. With the different exercises given at the end of each chapter, the knowledge was reinforced.
The book consists of six chapters. In the First Chapter, time value of money, interest problems are discussed and interest and discount types encountered in practice and academic studies are given in detail. The subject of definitive annuities is explored in Chapter Two of the book. In Chapter Three, annuities with variable payouts, which can be made at different frequencies from the interest conversion period, are discussed. In the fourth chapter of the book, the debt payment methods, Depreciation and Debt Payment Fund methods, are examined in detail and the relationship and differences between them are emphasized. In the Fifth Chapter, commonly used investment instruments in financial markets are introduced and the valuation of these products is examined. In Chapter Six, derivatives markets and derivative products are discussed in detail and models used for pricing derivatives are explained.
The book will be useful as a textbook for people and students interested in finance.