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ECN300FB-A5528(経済学 / Economics 300)
Investments A

Mitsuru Katagiri

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school GBP (Global Business Program)
Attached documents
Year 2023
Class code A5528
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Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 金3/Fri.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市BT‐0904
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category 専門教育科目/Business Administration Courses
専門科目/Intermediate/Advanced Courses of Business Administration

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Outline and objectives

First, students will be given an easy and concise overview of basic statistics concepts, including expectation, standard deviation, and correlation coefficient. Building on these concepts, students will learn an introductory modern portfolio theory, which proposes a method for building an optimal portfolio for a particular investor based on the expectation and the standard deviation of his or her portfolio. Furthermore, students will learn what is called the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which is a theoretical model about the tradeoff between risk and return on investments.

Goal

1. Students can compute the expected value and the standard deviation of returns of a security or a portfolio.
2. Students can describe how to construct the best portfolio for a particular investor.
3. Students can describe the differences between common and idiosyncratic risk.
4. Students can explain how diversified portfolios remove idiosyncratic risk.
5. Students can understand the tradeoff between risk and return for large portfolios.
6. Students can measure systematic risk.
7. Students can explain the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

This course is strongly related to the "DP1-1", "DP2-1", "DP2-2", "DP3" and "DP4" diploma policies and fairly related to the "DP1-3" and "DP1-4" policies.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

This course consists of a series of lectures with a few quizzes. Students get feedback on quizzes in class.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

なし / No

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[対面/face to face]:Introduction and an overview

Administrative business. In addition, students will be given an overview of this course.

2[対面/face to face]:Exptected returns

Students will learn how to compute the expected return on a security.

3[対面/face to face]:Standard deviation

Students will learn how to compute the standard deviation of returns on a security.

4[対面/face to face]:Expected return on a portfolio

Students will learn how to compute the expected return on a portfolio based on the expected returns of securities that are invested in the portfolio.

5[対面/face to face]:Standard deviation of the return of a portfolio

Students will learn how to compute the standard deviation of the return of a portfolio based on the standard deviations of securities contained in the portfolio.

6[対面/face to face]:Investment opportunity set when there is no riskless asset.

Delineate the investment opportunity set when there is no riskless asset.

7[対面/face to face]:Diversification in stock portfolios

Students will learn how diversification affects the expectation and the standard deviation of the return on a portfolio.

8[対面/face to face]:Common and idiosyncratic risk

Students will see how the total risk of a portfolio is decomposed into common and idiosyncratic risk. In addition, they will understand the significance of this decomposition.

9[対面/face to face]:Investment opportunity set when there is a riskless asset.

Delineate the investment opportunity set when there is a riskless asset.

10[対面/face to face]:CAPM1

Introduction to CAPM

11[対面/face to face]:Measuring systematic risk

Students will learn how the systematic risk of a security or a portfolio is measured.

12[対面/face to face]:CAPM2

Students will learn the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

14[対面/face to face]:Practical application of the CAPM

Students will see practical applications of the CAPM.

14[対面/face to face]:In-class exam

An examination is given that covers the entire topics covered in this course.

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each. Students are expected to review the slide after each class to prepare for quizzes.

Textbooks

No textbook. Instead, readings will be distributed to students in advance.

References

Sharpe and Alexander, Investments, Prentice Hall.
Bodie, Kane, and Marcus, Investments, McGrow Hill.
Bodie, Kane, and Marcus, Essentials of Investments, McGrow Hill.
Elton, Gruber, Brown, and Goetzmann, Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis, Wiley.

Grading criteria

Participation in class discussions (20%), quizzes (40%), and the final exam (40%).

Changes following student comments

NA (New lecturer from this year)

Equipment student needs to prepare

None.

Others

Introduction to Finance is a prerequisite. Introduction to Statistics is not a prerequisite but a course the instructor strongly recommends students take before or concurrently with Investment A.