FNB 300 Investment (Spring 2009) 
FNB 300 Investment (Spring 2009) This course aims at:
| a | Studying the problems involved in investing in a dynamic economy |
| b | Studying the principles that can be applied to issues pertaining to both personal and institutional investment |
| c | Applying theories of investment to the current investing climate |
Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:
| a | Read and properly interpret economic data and graphs relevant to making investiment decisions; |
| b | Properly interpret financial data, graphs and ratios of corporation relavant to making investment decisions; |
| c | Perform intermediate-level mathematical and statistical techniques to evaluate investment opportunities including discounted cash flow, present values, future values, annuities, bonds and stock valuations, estimating beta coefficient using CAPM and/or other models; |
| d | Analyze return vs risk and determine the best performers when choosing alternative investment instruments; |
| e | Use the computer S/W packages to perform the above procedures for valuation and analysis purposes; |
| f | Demonstrate understanding of portfolio management. |
Mathematical Finance
Topic 1: Return & Risk Topic 2: Modern Portfolio Concept Topic 3: Common Stocks Topic 4: Analyzing Common Stocks Topic 5: Stock Valuation and Market Price Behavior Topic 6: Fixed Income Securities Topic 7: Bond Valuation Topic 8: Preferred Stocks and Convertible Securities Topic 9: Mutual Funds: Professionally Managed Portfolio Topic 10: Managing your own Portfolio Topic 11: Derivatives Topic 12: The Investment Environment Topic 13: Market and Transactions Topic 14: Online Information and Investing Extra Topic: Basic Fiancial Accounting Extra Topic: Optimal Production Level Extra Topic: Optimal Pricing Technique Extra Topic: Linear Programming & Download free Adobe Acorbat. Grading Criteria Attendance & Class Participation
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