 | | FINA 411 | Portfolio Management | Credits: | 3.0 | Department: | Finance | Program: | Undergraduate |
Prerequisite: FINA 380 or 385; FINA 390 or 395. This course focuses on modern investment theory and its application to the management of entire portfolios. Topics include: a) construction of optimal asset portfolios using techniques such as the single index model, b) extensions of the capital asset pricing model and tests (e.g. the zero-beta model), c) criteria for evaluation of investment performance, d) active vs. passive portfolio management, e) portfolio insurance, and f) market efficiency. A computer exercise is assigned to illustrate the application of the theory.
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