| Week |
Text |
Topics |
| 1/20 |
1 |
Introduction and basic financial securities |
| 1/25 |
2 |
Federal Reserve |
| 2/1 |
3,4 |
Fed Reserve and Interest Rates |
| 2/8 |
5 |
Bond pricing with Excel |
| 2/15 |
5
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Bond pricing and interest rate risk / Business Day on Feb 17!! More info to follow! |
| 2/22 |
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Exam on Wednesday. |
| 3/1 |
6,7
|
Term Structure of Interest Rates / Money Markets |
| 3/8 |
8
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Bond Markets |
| 3/15 |
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Spring Break
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| 3/22 |
9,10
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Mortgage Markets and Equity Markets |
| 3/29 |
11
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Derivative Markets |
| 4/5 |
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Exam on Wednesday.
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| 4/12 |
12 |
International Markets |
| 4/19 |
13, 14 |
Commercial Banks and Bank Management |
| 4/26 |
17 |
Thrifts (time permitting) |
| 5/3 |
18,19 |
Insurance Co and Pension Funds / Investment Banking (time permitting) |
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Final Exam Cumulative (but more weight on newer material) - See place/time on Syllabus |