FINA3100-B Investment Analysis I (Fall 2019)
Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (08/26/2019 - 12/13/2019)
Days: M W F
Time: 03:00 - 03:50 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Business School 118
Seats Available: 7 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course focuses on common stock, the stock market, stock options, and approaches to investing in the stock market and building stock portfolios. Particular emphasis is given to three competing approaches to stock investment: fundamental analysis, technical analysis and efficient market analysis. Students are introduced to portfolio theory and study various methods of modeling the risk associated with stock investment such as the capital asset pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory. Also discussed are the distribution of stock to the public, the broker-client relationship, different types of orders investors can place with their broker, short-sales of stock, investment companies, margin accounts, speculation, and hedging. Stock and option valuation models will be discussed as well as the use of stock options in portfolio insurance strategies.
Prerequisites: INFS1020 (INFS1025), FINA3000, and STAT2110 or MGMT2100
Prerequisites: INFS1020 (INFS1025), FINA3000, and STAT2110 or MGMT2100
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
Riza Emekter, Ph.D.
emekter@rmu.edu
412-397-5458 phone
412-397-2172 fax
Massey Hall 205
Profile
Department Head, Finance
Finance
Department Head, Finance
Finance
Professor of Finance
Finance
emekter@rmu.edu
412-397-5458 phone
412-397-2172 fax
Massey Hall 205
Profile