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FIN: American Capital Markets
Course Outline and TimeTable

 
 

Summer 2005

 
 

Class Meeting session and Days

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Session 1
June 3; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

(1st half): Overview of the course; Introduction to Corporate Finance
(2nd half): The process of issuing new equity

Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 2
June 6; 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

(1st half): Why underpricing, international IPOsCharacteristics of financial assets
(2nd half): Characteristics of financial assets
Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 3
June 8; 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

(1st half): Characteristics of financial assets
(2nd half): WSJ video
Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 4
June 10; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

(1st half): Risk and Return – history, single security
(2nd half): Risk and Return – two securities
Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 5
June 13; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(1st half): Beta risk, CAPM
(2nd half): APT, million dollar bet
Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 6
June 15; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Review and Final Exam Prof. Padma Kadiyala

Session 7
June 17; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chaps. 3: The Trading Industry
Introduction
Prof. P.V. Viswanath

Session 8
June 20; 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Chap. 5: Market Structures
Simulation of a Dealer Market
Prof. P.V. Viswanath

Session 9
June 22; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chap. 4: Types of Orders
Chapter 6: Order Driven Markets
Simulation of an Order Driven Market
Prof. P.V. Viswanath

Session 10
June 24; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chapter 13: Dealer Markets
Chapter 14: Bid-Ask Spreads
Talk by Mr. Fred Cohen, Municipal Bond Trader

Prof. P.V. Viswanath
Session 11
June 27; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Chapter 2: Trading Stories
Talk by Currency Trader, Mr. Don Wilcox of Helia Asset Management
Prof. P.V. Viswanath

Session 12
June 29; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chapter 9: Good Markets
Chapter 10: Informed Traders and Market Efficiency
Exam
Prof. P.V. Viswanath

Session 13
July 1; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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