FI 310 - Financial Markets I

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): Junior-level standing and (AC 122 or GB 202) and (ST 241 or GB 205 or GB 210) and (EC 111 and EC 112) The first of a two-course sequence that introduces students to the functioning of financial markets. Topics covered span the bond market, the equity market and foreign exchange markets. Bond market topics include interest rate determination, the relationships between various interest rates, bond pricing fundamentals, the role of the Federal Reserve, and institutional aspects of short- and long-term markets. The course then examines the fundamentals of foreign exchange rates and their determinants, covered and uncovered interest rate parity, and the interest rate linkages across currencies. Topics covered in the equity market include a review of fundamental statistical concepts underlying the capital asset pricing model, the capital asset pricing model, how stock prices respond to economic news and earnings announcements, and initial public offerings. The course will use the Trading Room at Bentley as an information resource; during the semester we will do FAST trading cases.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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