Students examine the different types of financial assets, the markets in which they trade, and how investors structure these assets into diversified portfolios to meet their financial objectives. Emphasis is placed on the valuation of equity securities. Topics include an introduction to risk and return; types of securities and the investment process; mutual funds; stock market and common stock valuation; stock price behaviour, market efficiency, and behavioral finance; technical analysis; fundamental analysis; return, risk and security market line; and portfolio management and performance evaluation. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but FNCE 2120, FNCE 2121, FNCE 3120, ECON 2330, ECON 2331 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of FNCE 3150, FNCE 3151.
Students examine the different types of financial assets, the markets in which they trade, and how investors structure these assets into diversified portfolios to meet their financial objectives. Emphasis is placed on the valuation of equity securities. Topics include an introduction to risk and return; types of securities and the investment process; mutual funds; stock market and common stock valuation; stock price behaviour, market efficiency, and behavioral finance; technical analysis; fundamental analysis; return, risk and security market line; and portfolio management and performance evaluation. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for the course, but FNCE 2120, FNCE 2121, FNCE 3120, ECON 2330, ECON 2331 are recommended. Note: Students cannot get credit for more than one of FNCE 3150, FNCE 3151.
