Bonds, Options, and Currencies Investment

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours. Requisite: Management-Executive MBA 408 or Management-Full-Time MBA 408 or Management-Fully Employed MBA 408. Students are prepared to understand and manage investments in non-equity markets including bonds or fixed income markets, derivatives markets such as futures and options, and international financial markets including currencies and swaps. Covers topics from basics to current investment strategies in each space. Discussion of macro and market risks and relevant regulatory changes and financial innovations. Emphasis on links to current events and what is happening in the real economy. Covers foundational material needed to be proficient in investment management on buy or sell side of these asset classes. Students may go on to study fixed income, international finance, and/or derivatives. Letter grading.