Surveys recent developments and their implications to financial institutions. A study of corporate investments and capital structure. Examines the whole spectrum of money and capital markets and the sectors that participate in them. Explores the determination of the level and structure of interest rates, the role of the Federal Reserve in financial markets and government policies to stabilize and regulate the financial market system. Examines the role of each of these strategies as part of the restructuring process faced by corporations in their attempt to compete and grow in the United States and abroad.
Emphasis is on each method s strategic and financial advantages.
Group analysis of cases and computer applications are utilized. Provides a working knowledge of contemporary international financial markets with a special emphasis on Eurodollars, Eurocredit and swaps. The course focuses primarily on rules and policies of foreign exchange markets and international credit markets. Develops the students ability to evaluate securities in the context of a portfolio. Examines financial concepts, applied to current issues in finance such as risk management products and techniques.