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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN3565 Real Estate Development (General Credit) This course reviews the process by which value is created through real property improvement and modification. The course examines that real estate development process, exposing students to the critical steps and key decisions required to create, secure approvals, construct, lease, finance, and manage property improvements. Through case studies, related readings, and a final team project, students examine the perceived risks and potential returns of real estate development. Prerequisite: FIN3555 This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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2.00 Credits
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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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4510 Corporate Finance Modeling and Decision Tools (General Credit) This course is designed to provide a practical application of corporate finance skills to a variety of analyses commonly performed by investment bank and commercial bank financial analysts. Mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private equity placements, senior and mezzanine debt issuances, leveraged buyouts, and other common financial transactions will be covered. We will explore the process of each transaction and place heavy emphasis on the role of the financial analyst in analyzing each situation. Students will gather source data, and build and apply models typically used in practice by investment banks, commercial banks, and corporate finance consultants. The course is designed for those interested in careers in investment banking, commercial banking, corporate finance consulting, and strategic planning. Prerequisite: (IME2320 or MCE) and any 3000 level Finance Course. This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4520 Babson College Fund 1 (General Credit) The Babson College Fund is a student managed portion of the Babson College endowment. The Trustees of the Babson College Fund select undergraduate and graduate students to be portfolio managers. Undergraduate students may apply to be portfolio managers in the spring of their junior year. If selected, students may receive up to six credits for this activity. Further information and applications can be obtained from Professor Steven Feinstein (Babson College Fund Office). Prerequisite: (IME2320 or MCE) and Instructor Permission This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall and Spring
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4521 Babson College Fund II (General Elective) The Babson College Fund is a student managed portion of the Babson College endowment. The Trustees of the Babson College Fund select undergraduate and graduate students to be portfolio managers. Undergraduate students may apply to be portfolio managers in the spring of their junior year. If selected, students may receive up to six credits for this activity. Prerequisite: IME2320 or MCE Further information and applications can be obtained from Professor Steven Feinstein (Babson College Fund Office).
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4530 Investments (General Credit) This course is designed for students interested in investment or portfolio management. Students explore the simultaneous management of multiple securities, using statistical and other mathematical tools. Topics covered include: risk and return, allocation of risky assets, setting portfolio objectives and strategy, portfolio optimization, risk crafting, and portfolio performance evaluation. Through case studies, investment tools, projects, and readings, students will explore investment and portfolio theory and practice. Prerequisites: (IME 2 or MCE) and any 3000 level Finance course. This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4540 Corporate Financial Strategy (General Elective) With the quickening rate of technological, demographic, institutional, and political change and globalization, managers, consultants, and investment bankers face increasingly turbulent and complex business environments. This course investigates the use of financial instruments and strategies to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage and create value. The course explores the relationships among corporate strategy, corporate finance, and financial innovation, and should be of interest to managers who aspire to use financial strategy and tools to support their strategic choices and to those who will be advising corporations on how to achieve their financial goals. Recommended: ACC3502 Prerequisite: (IME2 or MCE) and any 3000 Finance course and senior status
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN4560 Options and Futures (General Credit) This course is an introduction to options, futures, and other derivative securities. We examine the nature of the instruments, the theory of how they are priced, and strategies in which they are used. Cases address applications in both investment management and corporate finance, covering such topics as risk management, financial engineering, speculation, and arbitrage. Recommended: ACC3502. Prerequisites: IME2 or MCE and any 3000 level Finance course and senior status This course is typically offered in the following semester: Fall
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits FIN 4570 Global Financial Management (General Elective) The central theme of this course is how to manage the finances of a multinational firm. It devotes attention to managing the short-term finances of a multinational, including topics like centralizing cash management, netting, and transfer pricing. It then deals with long-term financial management of the multinational. That section includes capital budgeting in the multinational context, capital structure decisions, and also studies how a multinational can sometimes have a lower cost of capital than a single-country firm of the same size. The third major theme is how the multinational can optimize its relationship with the capital markets, including the national stock markets where its subsidiaries operate. This section includes a discussion of the opportunities created for multinational companies by international portfolio investment. If time permits there will be a section on how to operate in countries with inconvertible or hyperinflationary currencies. The course deals with the international financial environment, meaning topics such as exchange rates, balance of payments, and cross-border capital flows, only to the extent necessary to put the financial decisions for firms operating in more than one currency into proper context. Prerequisites: (IME2 or MCE) and any 3000 level Finance course
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits There is a Screening with this class on Tuesday's from 3:25 - 5:25 PM FLM3672 American Independent Film (Advanced Liberal Arts) This course is a survey of American independent cinema of the last 50 years. Examining the history of the independent movement both inside and outside of Hollywood, we will analyze the cultural and historical contexts in which independent films were created. More importantly, we will scrutinize the ways in which the films either deviate from or depend upon conventional, traditional or standard filmmaking practices. Ultimately, the course will challenge current definitions of the independent label promulgated by the big studios and smaller production companies alike-a label that is often nothing more than a marketing strategy to promote what are essentially big-budget films. Possible films to be screened include Martin Scorsese's Who's That Knocking At My Door, Brian DePalma's Hi, Mom!, Roger Corman's Bloody Mama, Barbara Loden's Wanda, Jon Jost's Bell Diamond, John Cassavetes' Shadows, Rob Nilsson's Need, Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise, and Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation. Prerequisite: 3 Intermediate Liberal Arts Courses (CVA, LVA, HSS)
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