Two academic semesters completed. Students are familiar with financial institutions and markets and understand core financial concepts. They can value securities, conduct financial analysis, determine a firm s cost of capital and apply capital budgeting techniques. They have worked online, are familiar with major word processing and spreadsheet software and have done research on the internet. Three academic semesters completed.
Students can apply asset pricing models under various market conditions.
They understand the way in which domestic and international capital markets operate. Their knowledge of accounting, legal and ethical issues complement their ability to analyze in depth a variety of financial decisions. Four academic semesters completed. Students can use investment techniques to value a broad range of financial instruments including T-Bills, bonds, equities, options, futures, etc. They can use strategies to hedge or speculate.