Encyclopedia of Finance

The Encyclopedia of Finance is a major new reference work covering all aspects of finance. Coverage includes finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research). The project is designed to attract both an academic and professional market. It will also have international approach to ensure its maximum appeal. The Editors' wish is that the readers will find the encyclopedia to be an invaluable resource.

Professor Cheng-Few Lee is a Distinguished Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School and was chairperson of the Department of Finance from 1988-1995. He has maintained academic and consulting ties in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and the United States for the past three decades. In the winter 2005 issue of the Journal of Finance Literature, Professor Lee was ranked as the most published finance professor worldwide during 1953-2002.

Professor Alice C. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Finance at San Francisco State University. She has a diverse background, which includes engineering, sales, and managment consulting. Her primary areas of teaching and research are corporate finance and financial institutions.

• Financial management
• Financial markets and instruments
• Insurance
• International finance
• Options and futures
• Portfolio management
• Real estate
• Security analysis

From the reviews:

"This encyclopedia enters the field with good credentials, both the publisher Springer and the editors … . I personally found it fascinating to read. The work is intended to reflect the many-sidedness of finance and its increasing internationalization. … Encyclopedia of Finance inspires respect … ." (Stuart Hannabuss, Reference Reviews, Vol. 21 (1), 2007)

"The Encyclopedia of Finance succeeds in clearly explaining complex financial concepts. … The papers are up-to-date, covering the latest trends and developments in finance. Each of the articles includes notes and references. In addition, derivations of key financial formulas appear in appendix. The volume also contains an extensive list of additional references, many of them classic scholarly papers in finance. … Without a doubt the scholarly content will serve both the academic and professional community well." (Elizabeth Kay, ARBA Online, March, 2007)

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway, USA

  Cheng-Few Lee

• San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA

  Alice C. Lee

Professor Cheng-Few Lee is a Distinguished Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School and was chairperson of the Department of Finance from 1988-1995. He has maintained academic and consulting ties in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and the United States for the past three decades. In the winter 2005 issue of the Journal of Finance Literature, Professor Lee was ranked as the most published finance professor worldwide during 1953-2008.

Professor Alice C. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Finance at San Francisco State University. She has a diverse background, which includes engineering, sales, and management consulting. Her primary areas of teaching and research are corporate finance and financial institutions.

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