UMass Boston

Seminar in Investment & Asset Valuation

Course #: BUSADM 730, Class #: 4425, Section #: 01

Description

This is an advanced course in asset pricing. In this course we will study the theoretical foundations of modern financial economics. The course will cover the central themes of modern finance including individual investment decisions under uncertainty, capital market equilibrium an asset valuation, arbitrage pricing theory, option pricing. The emphasis on class presentation will enhance the ability to summarize the essential ingredients of a paper in a concise way, and to put them in perspective. Participation in presentation seminars should encourage critical thinking in terms of to asking the right questions about the research piece, assumptions made by the authors and to isolate key strengths and weaknesses of a research paper.