SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentIntegrated Curriculum by Dept. of Finance
Course NameInvestments
InstructorHSIEH PEI-LIN
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
PrerequisiteEconomic Analysis、Economics、Intro Microeconomics、Introduction to Economics、Introduction to Economics(ENG)、Marketing and Economics、Principle of Economics,Fundamental Accounting (I)、Fundamental Accounting(I)、Introduction to Financial Accounting、Priciple of Accounting,Financial Accounting Q4、Fundamental Accounting (II)、Fundamental Accounting(II)
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule





























































































































Week



Topic



Content and Reading Assignment



Teaching Activities and Homework


Lecture Hours

1



Course Introduction:  Asset Classes, Financial Markets, Trading Securities



Introduction Ch. 1、2



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

2



Course Introduction: Trading Securities,  Mutual Funds 



Introduction Ch. 3、4



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

3



Portfolio Theory and Practice: Risk, Return, and the Historical Record,  Capital Allocation to Risky Assets, Optimal Risky Portfolios



Portfolio Theory: Ch. 5



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

4



Portfolio Theory and Practice: Risk, Return, and the Historical Record,  Capital Allocation to Risky Assets, Optimal Risky Portfolios


Portfolio Theory: Ch. 6

Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

5



Determinants of Investment Decisions, Capital Allocation, Portfolio Analyses, Markowitz Portfolio Selection Model


Portfolio Theory: Ch. 7

Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

6



The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Index Models, APT, Multi-factor Models



 Equilibrium in Capital Markets:



Capital Asset Pricing Models Ch. 9



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

7



 



Old Exam Review



 


3

8



 



Mid-term exam



 


 
9 The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Index Models, APT, Multi-factor Models

 Equilibrium in Capital Markets:



 Arbitrage Pricing Theory

Ch.10, The Efficient Market Hypothesis Ch.11



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3
10 The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Index Models, APT, Multi-factor Models

 Equilibrium in Capital Markets:



 Arbitrage Pricing Theory

Ch.10, The Efficient Market Hypothesis Ch.11



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

11



Fixed-Income Securities, Term Structure of Interest Rates, Managing Fixed-Income Portfolios



Fixed Income Ch.14、15、16



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

12



Fixed-Income Securities, Term Structure of Interest Rates, Managing Fixed-Income Portfolios



Fixed Income Ch.14、15、16



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

13



Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives: Futures Valuation



Derivatives and Futures Ch.20、21、22



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

14



Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives: Options Valuation



Derivatives and Futures Ch.20、21、22



Lecture /HW of the textbook will be assigned.


3

15



 



Old Exam Review



 


3

16



 



Final Eam



 


 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Information will be announced at the first or second week of the semester.


Requirement/Grading







Homework assignments 30%, Midterm Exam 30%, Final Exam 30%, and Participation 10%.



Textbook & Reference

Investments, Z. Bodie, A. Kane, A.J. Marcus, McGraw Hill Education, 10 edition 


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