FIN 7021
Prof. Hsien-Chan Ho Investments Management Fall 2011

Office: College of Management Building II, Room 1011
Tel.:3366-1074

I.Text Book :
Bodie, Kane, and Marcus, Essentials of Investments, 8th ed., 2010. (Tunghua Publishing., 2331-7856)

II. Course Schedule
9/13 Ch.1 The Investments & Ch.2 Asset Classes and Financial Instruments
9/20 Ch.3 Securities Martkets & Ch.4 Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
9/27 Ch. 5 Risk and Return
10/4 Ch.6 Efficient Diversification
10/11 Ch. 7 Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory
10/18 Ch. 7 Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory
10/25 Ch8 The Efficient Market Hypothesis
* 11/1 Mid-term Exam.
11/8 Ch.10 Bond Prices and Yields
11/15 University Holiday
11/22 Ch.11 Managing Bond Portfolios
11/29 Ch.15 Options Markets
12/6 Ch.16 Options Valuation
12/13 Ch.17 Futures Markets and Risk Management
12/20 Ch. 17 Futures Markets and Risk Management
12/27 Ch.18 Portfolio Performance Evaluation
* 1/3/2012 Final Exam.


III. Evaluation:
Mid-term Exam 50%
Final Exam 50%
Total 100%



IV. Notes
1. This class is for students who did not take Investment course before.
2. Students are expected to attend all the class meetings. No make-up Exams.
3. The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.