Course Title
Financial Institutions and Markets
Course Description
Focuses on the financial services industries and financial markets in the U. S. economy. Topics include the structure of financial markets and the roles of financial services industry and the federal government in these markets; the valuation of fixed-income securities; risk-return trade-offs in capital markets; hedging and the use of financial derivatives to manage interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk; asset-liability-liquidity management emphasizing GAP and duration analysis; mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: FINC-340. 4 SH.
Course Types
Standard (STAND)
Semester Hours
4