2016-2017 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FIN 5401 - Investments


This course provides an introduction to investment theory and security valuation. In addition, students will gain a strong understanding of financial markets and the major categories of financial assets/ investments. The topics covered in the course include: risk and return, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, behavioral finance, limits to arbitrage, valuation of equities and bonds, option pricing models, and forward and futures markets. The lectures and examinations will focus both on quantitative and conceptual foundations.

Open to MSF students only.

Please note: Course previously listed as FIN 5401 Introduction to Investment Analysis. Students who took the course under that designation should not register for this, as it is the same course.”

Prerequisites: ACCT 4100 , ACCT 4101 , or waiver. FIN 4200  preferred for MBA and MSA students and FIN 5401 for MSF students.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall semester