Asset Management

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Semester

Fall

Introduction to bonds as the fundamental institutions and instruments of the markets where interest rates are determined. This includes the wide array of instruments that are derivatives of bonds, rates, currencies, and credit.

Fixed-income securities

Identify and analyze the key features and risks of the major classes of fixed-income securities

Structured finance securities

Identify and analyze the major feature of structured finance securities

Analyze issuer and investor needs

Analyze the issuer and investor needs and risks when creating and investing in fixed-income securities