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  • FNCE 203: Advanced Corporate Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101, STAT 101, and STAT 102. The objective of this course is to study the major decision-making areas of managerial finance and some selected topics in financial theory. The course reviews the theory and empirical evidence related to the investment and financing policies of the firm and attempts to develop decision-making ability in these areas. This course serves as a complement and supplement to FNCE 100. Some areas of financial management not covered in FNCE 100 are covered in FNCE 203. These may include leasing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, financial planning and working capital management, and some other selected topics. Other areas that are covered in FNCE 100 are covered more in depth and more rigorously in FNCE 203. These include investment decision making under uncertainty, cost of capital, capital structure, pricing of selected financial instruments and corporate liabilities, and dividend policy.
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  • FNCE 205: Investment Management

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100-101 and STAT 101-102. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the concepts of portfolio analysis in the general area of institutional investment management. The course discusses principles for managing financial assets. These principles apply, for example, to managing corporate pension funds, bank-administered trusts, and other institutional funds. Students will learn how to establish appropriate investment objectives, develop optimal portfolio strategies, estimate risk-return tradeoffs, and evaluate investment performance. Many of the latest quantitative approaches are discussed.
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  • FNCE 206: Financial Derivatives

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, STAT 101 - prerequisites cannot be taken concurrently. FNCE 101 and STAT 102 are recommended and can be taken concurrently. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with the necessary skills to value and to employ options, futures, and related financial contracts. In order to provide a useful treatment of these topics in an environment that is changing rather rapidly, it is necessary to stress the fundamentals and to explore the topics at a technical level. The topics that will be covered include the valuation of futures contracts on stock indices, on commodities and Treasury instruments; the valuation of options; empirical evidence; strategies with respect to these assets; dynamic asset allocation strategies, of which portfolio insurance is an example; swaps; and the use (and misuse) of derivatives in the context of corporate applications. One-third of the course will be devoted to futures, a third to options, and a third to their applications. Many of the applications will be sprinkled along with the coverage of futures and options.
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  • FNCE 207: Corporate Valuation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101, and STAT 101-102 (Financial accounting, ACCT 201, recommended). The focus of this course is on the valuation of companies. Topics discussed include discounted cash flow techniques and valuation using alternative valuation techniques such as price multiples. Emphasis is on developing the required information for valuation from financial statements and other information sources.
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  • FNCE 208: International Corporate Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101. Analyzes financial problems corporations face that result from operating in an international environment. Major topics covered are corporate strategy and the decision to invest abroad, forecasting exchange rates, international portfolio diversification, managing exchange risk, taxation issues, cost of capital and financial structure in the multinational firm, and sources of financing.
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  • FNCE 209: Real Estate Investment:Analysis and Financing

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100. This course provides a broad introduction to real estate with a focus on financing issues. Basic project evaluation, financing strategies, and capital markets issues related to real estate are covered. No prior knowledge of the industry is required, but students are expected to rapidly acquire a working knowledge of real estate markets.
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  • FNCE 215: Urban Real Estate Economics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100-101. Applies microeconomic theory to the real estate demand and supply and location decisions of households and firms and to related policy areas, including urban renewal, zoning, property taxation, and racial segregation.
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  • FNCE 219: International Financial Markets

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101, STAT 101. This course focuses on international financial markets and exchange rates. Topics include pricing in the foreign currency and Eurocurrency markets, use of forward exchange for hedging, short-term returns and market efficiency in the international money markets, foreign currency options, international capital asset pricing, pricing of foreign currency bonds, currency swaps, Eurocurrency syndicated loans, foreign currency financing and exposure management.
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  • FNCE 220: International Banking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 100, FNCE 101. This course focuses on international financial institutions and international banking activities. We will examine how current and historical events are reshaping the industry. We will focus on the basic analytics of managing a bank's exposure to liquidity, credit, market and country risk. In addition, we will consider how to evaluate and compare the risk exposures and performance of individual banks. Throughout the semester we will discuss public policy issues such as international debt crises and regulation.
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  • FNCE 230: Urban Fiscal Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Prerequisite(s): FNCE 101. A detailed examination of the financing of local governments, suburbs, and center cities within the metropolitan economy.
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