Course Overview
In this course students will become familiar with the theory and practice of investing in financial instruments. Particular attention will be paid to debt and equity investments, evaluation of risk, portfolio allocation, and performance evaluation.
[M] 3 credits.

Course Objectives
It is expected that at the conclusion of the course, students will be able to :

1. Collect, analyze and report financial data.
   
   
2. Articulate the principles of modern portfolio theory and allocate assets efficiently to maximize the risk-reward trade-off.
   
   
3. Articulate the principles of asset pricing models and demonstrate and employ the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory.
   
   
4. Conduct sophisticated analysis of equity securities using fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and industry/sector/market-analysis.