Catalog 2011 - 2012

FIN 670 Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

This course covers the array of financial markets and financial institutions that make up our global financial system. Topics include financial intermediation, the determination of interest rates, money and banking, monetary policy, investment banking, hedging with derivatives and market efficiency. Students learn to use financial computations involving interest rates, security prices, currency rates and other financial data. The course emphasizes current and recent trends and financial innovations. (CFA(r))

Credits

4

Prerequisite

FIN 611.

Offered

fall and spring semesters