Investments

▶ Investments (IMEN286)

  • ▶ The objective of this course
    • The objective of this course is to introduce the recent theories and empirical results of managing financial problems, which may be faced by individual investors or financial/non-financial companies. The four main subjects are
    • 1. financial markets and institutions,
    • 2. portfolio theory(optimal asset allocation)
    • 3. asset pricing theory, and
    • 4. fixed income securities.
  • ▶ The prerequisite for this course
    • Basic principles in Financial Accounting
    • Basic Statistics
    • Investments, Z. Bodie, A. Kane and A.J. Marcus, 8th Ed., McGraw Hill.
  • ▶ Grading Policy
    • midterm exam/ final exam: each 35%
    • attendance: 10%
    • term project (research report) 10%
    • * The term Project will be announced after mid-term exam (Oct. 28) and you should hand it in until December 10.