FIN 3593 - Financial Trading Strategies

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Babson College

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2.00 credits FIN3593 Financial Trading Strategies Credits: 2 cr Advanced general credit - This course does NOT count towards any concentration. Meeting times: First class Wednesday January 7, 2009 Last Class: Friday January 16, 2009 Class Meeting Time: 2:45pm - 5:15pm Class Meeting Dates: 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 1/16 Final Exam: Tuesday January 20, 2009 2:45pm - 5:15pm Course Description This course does NOT count towards any concentration. The purpose of this course is: (i) To develop trading strategies associated with various securities and investment objectives; and (2) To identify and manage risks associated with those strategies. These objectives require us to understand how financial markets work, for example: how traders generate liquidity, volatility, and profits/losses; and how security prices reflect information, news, and investor behavior. We also will need to understand the role of various market participants, including dealers, brokers, arbitrageurs, buy-side traders (institutions) and retail investors, and different order types, such as market versus limit orders, and stop orders. Cases will cover various securities (fixed income, equity, futures and options) and a range of investment objectives, including strategies associated with security choice (valuation risk, default risk), implementing trades (liquidity and price risks), performance evaluation and rebalancing (market risks, interest rate risks), speculation (trading volatility), and risk management (diversification, hedging).

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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