Course details
Capital Markets
FINA 50207A
The course aims to deepen students' knowledge of financial assets traded on capital markets and portfolio management. The students will learn how to price, trade, and manage the risk of stocks, bonds, currencies, and derivatives such as futures and options. Practice sessions in the trading room using simulation software will allow students to strengthen the link between theory and practice.
This course provides an overview of the capital markets and introduces students to the key concepts of portfolio management. For each asset class, we review the basic concepts and discuss their valuation, risks, and use, as well as how each market works. Practical sessions in the trading room using simulation software allow students to strengthen the link between theory and practice.
Themes covered
1. Stocks (publicly traded)
2. Fixed-income securities
3. Currencies
4. Derivative financial instruments (forwards futures swaps and options)
5. Introduction to portfolio management
Important notes
Course in French: FINA 50207
Préalable(s) : MNGT 56126(A)(Co) ou être admis au programme 3792 - Visiteur - Entente mobilité.
Préalable(s) : MNGT 56126(A)(Co) ou être admis au programme 3792 - Visiteur - Entente mobilité.
Course code
FINA 50207A
Subject
Finance
Program
MBA
Instruction mode
On-site learning
Credits
2