Top Introductory Finance Texts for All Levels | Expert Recommendations

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For those seeking introductory finance texts, several recommendations cater to different interests within the field. For a general overview, "An Undergraduate Introduction to Financial Mathematics" by Buchanan is suggested, as it balances accessible math with essential financial concepts. For those interested in more complex areas, particularly financial derivatives and quantitative risks, resources like Mark Joshi's recommended books and "Stochastic Calculus for Finance" by Shreve (Parts I and II) are valuable, though they require a foundational understanding of probability theory.
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Can anyone recommend me some texts on introductory finance? I have no problem with the level of math it may require, although I am of the opinion that introductory finance texts probably won't require too much of advanced mathematics.

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What area of finance are you interested in? One area frequently linked to more fancy math is that of financial derivatives, or more general the area of quantitative risks. Check out:

http://www.markjoshi.com/RecommendedBooks.html

More interested in a general exposé? Check out:
Buchanan -- An Undergraduate Introduction to Financial Mathematics.

Although the math is, at first, not hard, you will need to know plenty of concepts of probability theory. Check out:
Shreve - Stochastic Calculus for Finance, part I and II.
 

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