About This Course

This course aims to introduce the investment environment of security markets, risk-return trade-off between various financial assets, and asset allocation methods and evaluations accompanied by fundamental theories and concepts of investing. Discussion topics include portfolio theory and practice, equilibrium in capital markets, fixed-income securities, security analysis, options, futures, and other derivatives, and applied portfolio management. Accompanying class lectures, students are required to conduct oral presentations. Upon completion of this course, students will gain not only practical knowledge concerning the investment market and investment products, but also in-depth analysis of portfolio allocation and asset valuations.