Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Graziadio Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graziadio Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FINC 626 Equity and Bond Investments (2)


This course covers the history and evolution of formalized exchanges and analysis of equity and debt contracts. Analytical methods and the theory underlying the evaluation of stock and debt contracts for both short- and long-term performance are studied. The implications of market efficiency are included in the pragmatic analysis of the behavior of price changes through time in speculative markets. Also included is a discussion of appropriate measures of risk in the valuation of claims against the firm as well as bond rating processes. Prerequisite(s): Full-Time–ACCT 591 Financial Accounting (2)  or ACCT 620 Accounting (3)  and FINC 614 Corporate Finance (4)  or FINC 629 Managerial Finance (3) . Fully Employed– FINC 655 Financial Management of the Firm (4) .

Grading Basis: Graded