Principles of finance
Summary
The course provides a market-oriented framework for analyzing the major financial decisions made by firms. It provides an introduction to valuation techniques, investment decisions, asset valuation, financing decisions, and sustainable finance.
Content
1. Introduction to finance
2. Discounting, and interest rates
3. Introduction to the valuation of bonds and stocks and to sustainable finance
4. Risk and return
5. Evaluating firms and projects/innovations
6. Financing firms and projects/innovations
7. Financial derivatives
Keywords
Corporate Finance, Valuation, Portfolio Choice, Option Pricing Theory, Sustainable Finance
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Apply standard valuations models used in financial markets
- Develop an ability to make portfolio decisions
- Develop an ability to analyze and evaluate firms and investment projects
- Explore the trade-off between risk and return
- Analyze the determinants of financing decisions
- Derive derivatives prices and understand derivatives markets
Transversal skills
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
Assessment methods
20% Homework
20% Case study
60% Final exam
Homework and case study are open book. Final exam is closed-book.
Resources
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Principles of finance
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional