Investment

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Course Title: Investment

Course Code: 12253

Teaching Hours: 3 x 16 = 48

Course Overview

This course is to help students understand the activities and principles of investment in the international financial markets. First, the course will introduce the structure and mechanism of financial markets, with emphasis on the practical issues in stock markets. Then, we will study the modern portfolio theories and the equilibrium asset pricing theories, which lie theoretical foundations for modern investment and portfolio management. Next, it will discuss the popular models and methodologies of the valuation and analysis of equity securities and fixed income securities. Finally, the issues on portfolio performance evaluation and investment strategies will be explored.

The student is responsible for material that is introduced in the classroom even if the material is not covered by the textbook