University of Technology Sydney

20503 Investment Analysis and Risk Management

6cp; availability: C10226 Bachelor of Business (Shanghai University) students only
Requisite(s): 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate

Description

This subject develops a set of tools for making investment and risk management decisions. It introduces the pricing of financial securities and derivatives and provides a foundation for analysing risk and return of financial assets. The topics covered include risk and risk aversion, portfolio optimisation, the pricing of equities, bonds, and derivative contracts. Students learn to use derivative contracts to manage investment risks.


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