The Economics of Financial Markets

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Basic functions and structure of financial markets. Economic analysis of trading strategies in financial markets and determinants of equilibrium prices. Institutional features, and analysis, of bond, stock, options, forward and futures markets. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Economics 311, Management Studies 217; 6 units from Economics 303, 357; and 3 units from Economics 343, 457, Finance 317, 341, 343.