FIN 422 - Advanced Investment Analysis

Units: 4

Deepens the students understanding of issues introduced in FIN 321. Students will learn how markets function, how various financial assets are priced in these markets, and the appropriate uses of financial derivatives. Students will develop expertise in the following topic areas: market microstructure, portfolio theory, futures pricing, hedging with futures, arbitrage, option pricing, option greeks, option strategy analysis, spreads and combinations, spread series, synthetic securities, mortgage derivatives, swaps, fixed-income securities, bond duration, and the mathematics of investments.

Prerequisite(s): FIN 321 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.