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ECN500F1-0133(経済学 / Economics 500)
Introduction to Finance

Naoki KISHIMOTO

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Business Administration
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Year 2023
Class code X7034
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 月 3/ Mon.3
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Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
Category 修士課程(昼間)授業科目

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Outline (in English)

Outline: This course provides an introduction to finance. Its content may be unfamiliar to some students. However, the knowledge taught in this course is essential for those who will enter the workforce. This is because, for one thing, finance theory is essential for both financial institutions and finance departments of nonfinancial corporations. In addition, the knowledge on finance is essential for individuals to invest in bonds, stocks, mutual funds, and pension funds. In this course, you will learn the basics of financial transactions and securities markets, the concepts and calculation methods of future value and present value, and elementary analysis for bonds and stocks. In addition, you will learn the rudiments of derivatives, risk and return tradeoff, and efficient market hypothesis.

Objectives: Students will learn the following knowledge and skills.

(1) To be able to understand financial news properly based on essential knowledge of financial markets and securities.
(2) Concepts of interest rates and the basic calculations of future values and present values.
(3) Institutional knowledge of bonds and elementary analysis of bonds.
(4) Institutional knowledge of stocks and elementary analysis of stocks based on dividend discount model.
(5) Basic institutional knowledge of forwards/futures contracts and options.
(6) Risk and return tradeoff.
(7) Relationship of information and asset prices in terms of what is called the efficient market hypothesis.

Learning activities outside of classroom: Students are expected to read the designated sections of the textbook before class and review the contents covered in class after class. The standard preparation and review time for each class is four hours.

Grading Criteria: The final exam will account for 70% of the grade, and quizzes and class participation will account for 30% of the grade.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese