FINC - 436. Fixed Income Securities

3 credit(s)
This course covers the valuation and risk assessment of a wide variety of fixed income securities and fixed income portfolios. Fixed income securities are financial claims including pure discount bonds, coupon bonds such as Treasury notes and corporate bonds, floating rate notes, callable bonds, among many others, issued by public or private entities. Fixed income risk consists of interest rate risk and other risks such as credit risk, illiquidity risk, and the risks stemming from securitization. Students will (1) review CFA® level 1 material inherent to fixed income and (2) explore more advanced concepts such as credit analysis, interest rates forecasting, and bond portfolio management.

Prerequisite(s): FINC 315 with a C- or better) or permission of instructor.
Attribute: BUS