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Suggested Readings and Links for Students of Finance (in Microsoft Word) Career Issues:Investment Banking vs Consulting: The Rivary Continues (PG-13) (volume should be on)
Courses: FIN 414 - Financial Trading and Applications This course examines financial tools, theory, and technology. We first review and discuss statistical tools and theories in financial markets. We then use these tools and theories to construct trading strategies and to value financial instruments in the equity, option, and fixed income markets. We conclude by discussing approaches for evaluating performance of these and other strategies. Throughout the course we consider the challenges of using financial tools, theories, and models in practice. Classes are interactive and make extensive use of Excel, FactSet, Bloomberg, @Risk, Morningstar and other resources available in the trading room. The course pedagogy is lectures, in-class assignments, and trading simulations. Download the syllabus (in Acrobat PDF)
FIN 531 - Financial Management (for Masters in Accounting program) This course focuses on valuation. Our goal is to develop tools for evaluating almost any type of investment opportunity. Most days will consist of both a morning and an afternoon session. The morning session will be an in-class discussion regarding some aspect of valuation. The afternoon session will be a “lab” in which we will work through a set of problems. Download the syllabus (in Acrobat PDF)
FIN 405 - Advanced Financial Management This course focuses on valuation. We will examine the valuation of projects, companies, and corporate securities. Along the way, we will discuss capital budgeting, real options, Monte Carlo simulation, financial statement analysis, financial forecasting, estimating the cost of capital, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and much more. (Last taught fall 08.) Download the syllabus (in Acrobat PDF)
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