HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Business Administration
Semester:
1st and/or 2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Yigal Newman
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday, on advance coordination
Teaching Staff:
Prof Yigal Newman
Course/Module description:
In this course you will study the theory and practice of investment management in domestic and global (especially US) financial markets.
Course/Module aims:
Become familiar with Investment managemnet, market structure and main financial instruments in Israeli and global markets.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understanding of financial markets, rules, trade platforms, types of players. Knowledge of investment strategies and securities analysis.
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal Lecture (two may be delivered by zoom), slides (will be uploaded to Moodle), problem sets (including those based on managing a virtual trading account)
Course/Module Content:
• Understanding the risk-return tradeoff
• Markets' trading, and investment vehicles
• optimal Portfolios
• Quantitative models: CAPM, APT, FF
• The efficient markets hypothesis, market anomalies
• Behavioral finance
• Passive and active investing
• Fundamental analysis
• International markets
Required Reading:
Bodie, Kane, Markus, Investments 11th ed.
Additional Reading Material:
If you wish to enhance your knowledge, however, I would recommend the following two textbooks:
Benninga S., 2008. Financial Modeling, 3rd edition (Cambridge, US, MIT Press)
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 60 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 40 %
Additional information:
I welcome students to meet me during the office hours and class breaks to discuss any aspect of the course.
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