FIN-405 / 6 credits

Teacher: Collin Dufresne Pierre

Language: English


Summary

The course covers a wide range of topics in investment analysis

Content

Keywords

Investments, portfolio choice, asset pricing.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

  • Introduction to finance

Recommended courses

  • Econometrics

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Derive the mean-variance efficient frontier, analyze diversification benefits, and explain the concept of risk parity
  • Explain the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and describe extensions of the framework
  • Implement models with macro factors and portfolio factors including the Fama and French model; compare and contrast the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) with the CAPM
  • Assess / Evaluate the empirical performance of asset pricing models with particular emphasis on size and value anomalies, the risk anomaly, and liquidity
  • Characterize empirical evidence for limits to arbitrage; explain biases in investors' decision making
  • Design dynamic asset allocation strategies in the presence of transaction costs
  • Explain sources of bid-ask spread and market illiquidity
  • Characterize the expectation hypothesis including the empirical evidence or lack thereof
  • Design trading strategies in foreign exchange and commodity markets based on carry and momentum
  • Derive

Transversal skills

  • Assess one's own level of skill acquisition, and plan their on-going learning goals.
  • Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises

Assessment methods

  • 30% combined weight on weekly assignments
  • 30% midterm exam
  • 40% final exam

Supervision

Office hours Yes
Assistants Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Bibliography

The main textbook for the course is:

Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Alan Marcus. Investments. McGraw-Hill.

 

In addition, a number of journal articles will be used.

Ressources en bibliothèque

Moodle Link

Prerequisite for

  • Advanced derivatives
  • Credit risk
  • Venture capital

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Investments
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Investments
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Investments
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Investments
  • Lecture: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

Reference week

 MoTuWeThFr
8-9     
9-10     
10-11CM2    
11-12    
12-13    
13-14 EXTRANEF126   
14-15    
15-16     
16-17     
17-18     
18-19     
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Monday, 10h - 13h: Lecture CM2

Tuesday, 13h - 15h: Exercise, TP EXTRANEF126

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