Week

Date

Topic

Chapter

1

3-Sep.

Course Introduction & Investment environment

Ch. 1

2

10-Sep.

Asset classes & Financial markets

Ch. 2, 3

3

17-Sep.

Risk & Return & Asset Allocation

Ch. 5, 6

4

24-Sep.

Efficient Diversification & Index model

Ch. 7, 8

5

1-Oct.

Capital asset pricing & Arbitrage Pricing Theory

Ch. 9, 10

6

8-Oct.

Capital asset pricing & Arbitrage Pricing Theory

Ch. 9, 10

7

15-Oct.

Efficient market hypothesis & Midterm review

Ch. 11

8

22-Oct.

Midterm exam

9

29-Oct.

Team project & Empirical Evidence

10

5-Nov.

Behavioral Finance & Empirical Evidence

Ch. 12, 13

11

12-Nov.

Mutual funds & Portfolio performance

Ch. 4, 24

12

19-Nov.

Bond prices and Yields

Ch. 14

13

26-Nov.

Bond duration, convexity, Term structure

Ch. 15, 16

14

3-Dec.

Derivatives

Ch. 16

15

10-Dec.

Derivatives and Final review

Ch. 15, 16

16

17-Dec.

Final exam