Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
-calculate statistical parameters of the stock share prices
-calculate risk factors Beta for equities and equity portfolios
-evaluate the performance of portfolios and mutual funds based on known valuation ratios
-construct optimal portfolios of shares using spreadsheets and programs (Matlab)
Course Content (Syllabus)
The syllabus covers the following issues: Valuation of bonds, interest rate risk management and reinvestment bonds, duration and rate of curvature, bond portfolioimmunization ,valuation of bonds on a flat yield curve, new shares Issues: Initial public offerings and rights offerings, Stock Valuation under certainty: dividend valuation models,risk and return equity valuation under uncertainty : Model CAPM, APT model, management and portfolio performance evaluation and Mutual Funds, stock market of market efficiency (weak, semi-strong and strong form), empirical results
Keywords
stocks, bonds, risk and return, portfolio analysis,