Course Details

Course Overview:

This course teaches the nature and workings of financial markets and their use by corporations, investors and others. They will acquire some skills in modern valuation techniques, including the pricing of fixed-income securities, equities, foreign exchange and derivatives. They will learn about the principles of finance, including arbitrage, market efficiency, and portfolio theory. In the context of corporate finance, the course will introduce the key principles of selecting real investments, financing them, and managing financial risk. From the point of view of investors, individual as well as institutional, we will consider the principles of portfolio selection and management. Finally, the course will look at how banks and other financial institutions make money by bringing issuers and investors together.