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15 419: Practice of Finance: Private Equity and Hedge Funds
2.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction to the field of alternative investments - principally private equity and hedge funds - within the context of the larger investment domain. Covers the structure and operation of alternative funds, valuation, and topics such as deal sourcing, exits, value added, and alpha strategies. Discusses the evolution of the field as well as what the future may bring. Summarizes subfields such as venture capital, leveraged buyouts, distressed investing, and the spectrum of hedge funds. Addresses investor perspectives, portfolio construction and risk management with alternatives. Encourages active student participation, and includes a project and reading list.
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Prereq: None
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15 420: Practice of Finance: International Financial Management
2.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Uses case studies and current events discussion to review the applications of international finance that impact social issues. Topics include multinational enterprises, international trade, international activities of domestic firms, foreign competition, and foreign exchange risks.
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Prereq: None
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15 420 - Practice of Finance: International Financial Management
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15 423: Practice of Finance: Advanced Corporate Risk Management
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Focuses on how corporations make use of the insights and tools of risk management. Taught from the perspective of potential end-users of derivatives (not the dealer), such as manufacturing corporations, utilities, and software firms. Topics include how companies manage risk, instruments for hedging, liability management and organization, and governance and control. 15.437 recommended.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.402, 15.414, or 15.415
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15 423 - Practice of Finance: Advanced Corporate Risk Management
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15 426J: Real Estate Finance and Investment
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Concepts and techniques for analyzing financial decisions in property development and investment. Topics: leasing and property income streams, pro forma analysis, equity valuation, tax analysis, options, risk, and the financial structuring of real property ownership.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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15 426J - Real Estate Finance and Investment
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15 427J: Real Estate Capital Markets
2.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The evolving organization and operation of real estate capital markets. Sources of real estate capital. Primary and secondary mortgage markets. Investment behavior of real estate assets. Development of REITs and securitized debt markets. Advanced pricing techniques for complex real estate securities.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 11.431J; 15.401, 15.402, or 15.414
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15 427J - Real Estate Capital Markets
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15 428J: Tools for Analysis: Design for Real Estate and Infrastructure Development
2.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction to analytical tools to support design and decision-making in real estate and infrastructure development. Particular focus on identifying and valuing sources of flexibility using ?real options?, Monte-Carlo simulation, and other techniques from the field of engineering systems. Integrates economic and engineering perspectives, and is suitable for students with various backgrounds. Provides useful preparation for thesis work in the area.
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Prereq: None
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15 431: Entrepreneurial Finance
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based start-up ventures, and the early stages of company development. Addresses key questions which challenge all entrepreneurs: how much money can and should be raised; when should it be raised and from whom; what is a reasonable valuation of the company; and how funding, employment contracts and exit decisions should be structured. Aims to prepare students for these decisions, both as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. In-depth analysis of the structure of the private equity industry.
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Prereq: 15.402, 15.414, or 15.415
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15 433: Investments
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Financial theory and empirical evidence for making investment decisions. Topics include portfolio theory; equilibrium models of security prices, including the capital asset pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory; the empirical behavior of security prices; market efficiency; performance evaluation; and behavioral finance. Preference to Course 15 students.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 15.401, 15.414, or 15.415
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15 434: Advanced Corporate Finance
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advanced topics in corporate finance including complex valuations, static and dynamic capital structure, risk management, and real options. Considers the asymmetric information and incentive problems, security design, restructuring, bankruptcy, and corporate control and governance issues.
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Prereq: 15.401; 15.402, 15.414, or 15.415
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15 434 - Advanced Corporate Finance
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15 437: Options and Futures Markets
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Examines the economic role of options and futures markets. Topics: determinants of forward and futures prices, hedging and synthetic asset creation with futures, uses of options in investment strategies, relation between puts and calls, option valuation using binomial trees and Monte Carlo simulation, implied binomial trees, advanced hedging techniques, exotic options, applications to corporate securities and other financial instruments.
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Prereq: 15.401, 15.414, or 15.415
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