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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course introduces students to the fundamental financial issues of the corporation. It covers basic concepts of debt and equity sources of financing and valuation, capital budgeting methods, cash flow forecasting and risk analysis, and the cost of capital. It introduces students to the process of securities issuance and techniques of financial planning and forecasting. Prerequisite: FIN 3000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course will provide an understanding of the basic financial tools available for the small entrepreneur. The course content will cover (a) the preparation of financial statements: balance sheets, income statements, net cash flow, etc.; (b) forms of business organization for small business proprietorship, partnership, and corporation and the advantages and disadvantages of each form; (c) sources of capital: how and where to get money to start a business, operate a business, and expand a business; (d) budgeting: cash flow and cash flow prediction; (e) record keeping and inventory management; (f) credit and collection: how and when to extend credit and how to collect; and (g) ethics in small business. Prerequisite: FIN 3000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course provides intensive analysis of several major types of decisions faced by corporate managers. It includes a rigorous theoretical analysis of firms' capital structure and dividend policies, and supplements this with an overview of the realworld considerations, constraints, and risks facing managers. It also covers corporate cash and liquidity management, and option applications in corporate finance. Additional special topics include mergers and acquisitions, risk management, and leasing. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course provides an intensive analysis of several advanced topics in investments. It covers bond valuation and analysis in depth, with special emphasis on risk analysis, securitization, and innovation in the fixed-income markets. It also covers investment management of stock and bond portfolios, performance measurement, and evaluation. Special topics include mutual fund management and evaluation, and the development of financial derivatives. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course provides a detailed analysis of futures markets and related forward markets, and emphasizes the valuation and uses of financial futures. It examines their institutional setting and provides an analytical foundation for pricing and valuation. It covers hedging, speculative, and arbitrage techniques that involve futures contracts and their cash market counterparts. It also surveys relevant empirical evidence on valuation models and trading strategies. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The course is designed to give students a broad understanding of the operations of equity markets and an in-depth knowledge of liquidity, market structure, and trading. In equity markets around the world, investors are increasingly concerned with controlling transaction costs, and innovative trading technologies have been introduced. In this context, the course focuses on the operations of exchanges, trading systems, and broker/dealer intermediaries and on the impact of computer technology. Students will evaluate a spectrum of issues regarding the formulation of trading decisions, market structure design, and market structure regulation. Impli - cations for portfolio management will also be discussed. Simulation software is used to provide hands-on experience with making tactical trading decisions in different market structure environments. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a GPA of 2.0 or better in those courses.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course introduces students to the options market. Its broad objectives are to link the underlying financial and real markets to their derived options markets, and to present students with a variety of possible trading strategies and pricing mechanisms. Specifically, the course analyzes the history and operations of the options markets; the factors affecting option prices; trading strategies involving a single option on a stock and the stock itself, as well as trading strategies involving combinations of options; and the two main types of option valuation approaches, the binomial and the Black-Scholes models. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course introduces students to the fundamentals of technical analysis, one of the oldest forms of security analysis. It first covers the history of technical analysis and its underlying logic and rationale. Students then learn the basics of charting construction and techniques, the calculation of moving averages, and statistical indicators such as relative strength and momentum. Finally, students learn statistical and analytical approaches needed to evaluate the predictions and results of technical analysis. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course exposes students to evolving techniques and theories in finance and to current applications in the real world. Students read journal articles and relevant texts, do independent library research, write papers, and make oral presentations. Topics will vary from semester to semester but will include such areas as mergers and acquisitions, derivative instruments, market microstructure, portfolio selection, technological analysis, and market globalization. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course provides students with a rigorous introduction to the complex problems of risk measurement and management in financial institutions. The course surveys the major types of financial institutions and analyzes in depth the major risks facing each type. These risks include foreign exchange and sovereign risk, among others. The course derives relevant risk measurement techniques rigorously, and then covers how derivatives can be utilized to manage both the specific and overall risk exposures of financial institutions. Prerequisites: FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000, and a minimum 2.0 GPA (C average) in FIN 3610, FIN 3710, and ECO 4000. Not open to students who have previously taken FIN 3820.
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