FIN 320 Investments

Fall

This course is a study of the principles of investment management. Students learn the basics of the risk/expected return tradeoff for the various types of financial assets, including stocks, bonds, options, and futures contracts. A main learning objective is for students to form optimal stock portfolios according to the convention developed by academic scholars. Students use both statistical and financial techniques to measure and evaluate risk. Other major topics include analysis of mutual funds, stock market efficiency, security analysis, and portfolio evaluation. Students will be introduced to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct within the Standards of Practice Handbook. Prerequisite: Completion of FIN 300 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

3 credit hours