Discusses the function of the financial markets, different asset classes, and how are they issued and traded and an introduction to security market indexes weighting schemes. Establish the relationship between risk and expected return within the framework of modern portfolio theory. Fundamentals of asset pricing theory, market efficiency, and behavioral finance are also covered in this course. Topics such as technical analysis, basic analysis of equity securities, fixed income securities, and basics of options are also covered in the course.
Pre-requisites: FIN250 And (STAT212* Or STAT214*)