FIN 453 - Financial Markets and Institutions

Institution:

Alfred University

Subject:

Finance

Description:

3 hours. Surveys the dynamic roles played by financial intermediaries in transforming traditional financial institutions to a modern financial services industry responding to new institutions and individual investors in channeling savings and investments. The course focuses on the role played by non-bank financial institutions, the structure of interest rates, the flows of loanable funds and the measurement and management of risk in a regulated and deregulated financial system, using financial instruments such as SWAPS and asset securitization. Prerequisite: FIN 331 or permission of instructor. Courses of Instruction: College of Business 297 FIN 454 - Security Analysis 3 hours. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the application of the techniques of security analysis and portfolio management. Relates economic-industry-company analysis to evaluate individual securities: bonds, preferred stocks, common stocks, and options. Considers the procedures involved in the selection of securities portfolio along the concept of risk-return tradeoffs. Prerequisite: FIN 348.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfred.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 871-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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