FINA 565 - Investments

This course is designed to provide the students with an understanding of trading and valuation of financial securities. It also provides institutional details of the U.S. financial markets. The main topics include: asset allocation and security analysis; how financial securities are issued and traded; modern portfolio theory; theory of asset pricing models; the efficient market hypothesis; stock and bond valuation; introduction to derivative assets. This course also provides a good foundation for students who are interested in CFA/CFP exams. 

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None