Investment Analysis

English
EXC 3612
7.5 Credits

Introduction

This course’s objective is to provide a deeper understanding of the financial markets, the securities that are traded on these markets and choices and issues of concern to all investors. We focus on three elements. (a) The investment environment: the different securities traded in the markets, where they are traded and how they are traded. (b) Security valuation: what drives the value of the different securities and how to account for these. (c) Investment process: how should investors select and construct their investment portfolio.

Course content

Bond Valuation
The Term Structure of Interest Rates
Stock Valuation models
Risk and Expected Return
Modern Portfolio Theory
Equilibrium in Capital Markets
Market Efficiency
Performance evaluation
Introduction to derivatives: options and futures (if time permits)

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