15 522 - Security Design and Corporate Financing

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Description:

Examines how corporations choose securities and markets to finance themselves. These are decisions which the firm must make after it has determined its financial policies including capital structure and dividend policy. Subject discusses recent trends in corporate financing including globalization, secularization, and transformation. Explores new securities and institutional factors, particularly tax and accounting factors that affect their design.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: 15.401; 15.402 or 15.414; 15.433 or 15.434

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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