Investments

1.5 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course broadly covers financial markets and investing. This course should be especially useful to students considering careers in asset management (e.g., private wealth management, mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity), trading, and investment banking. The course starts by introducing the tools of disciplined investing and quantitative portfolio management. Students will then learn about factor investing (value and momentum strategies), optimal trade execution, and performance evaluation of institutional investors such as pension funds, private equity funds, and hedge funds. The course also covers fixed income investing and credit markets.