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5710. Introductions to Financial Models
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to MS in FinTech students, others with consent. Rec prep: Students new to Finance are encouraged to complete the online Bloomberg’s BML early, preferably, before taking the course, for an intro and overview of financial markets and institutions.
Grading Basis: Graded
Quantitative introduction to time, risk, and arbitrage valuation models used in equity, credit, and derivatives markets. Covered models include discounted cash flow models, equity valuation models, asset pricing models, term structure models, binomial trees and other derivatives models. Students will be introduced to portfolio construction, technical analysis, and to programming using Python. Students new to Finance are encouraged to complete the online Bloomberg’s BML very early in the course or, preferably, before taking the course, for an introduction and overview of financial markets and institutions.
Last Refreshed: 23-APR-24 05.21.45.647850 AM
| Term | Class Number | Campus | Instruction Mode | Instructor | Section | Session | Schedule | Enrollment | Location | Credits | Grading Basis | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1243 12710 1 723 | Spring 2024 | 12710 | Hartford | Online Asynchronous | Zheng, Xiang | 723 | Reg | 18/46 | No Room Required - Online | 3.00 | Graded | ||
| 1248 1109 1 722 | Fall 2024 | 1109 | Hartford | In Person | Zheng, Xiang | 722 | Reg | We 6:00pm‑9:00pm |
0/46 | 3.00 | Graded | ||
| 1248 1110 1 723 | Fall 2024 | 1110 | Hartford | Online Asynchronous | Zheng, Xiang | 723 | Reg | 3/46 | No Room Required - Online | 3.00 | Graded | ||
| 1248 1111 1 850 | Fall 2024 | 1111 | Stamford | In Person | Zheng, Xiang | 850 | Reg | Tu 6:15pm‑9:15pm |
1/40 | DWTN 135 | 3.00 | Graded |