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FINS5513 Course Overview T3 2022
FINS5513 Course Overview T3 2022
FINS5513 Course Overview T3 2022
• Use the class to plan your studies with your career interests
Electives
FINS5517: Applied portfolio mgt and modelling
FINS5541: Advanced investments and advanced funds mgt
FINS5542: Applied funds management
FINS5535: Derivatives and risk management techniques
FINS5536: Fixed income securities and interest rate derivatives
FINS5533: Real estate finance and investment
FINS5523: Alternative asset classes
FINS5566: Trading in financial securities
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Prerequisite and
Assumed Knowledge
Basic statistical analysis - must have:
COMM5005 or ECON5248 or COMM5011 or equivalent
Basic calculus and optimization
Probability, distribution (mean/var/covar)
Linear regression (OLS)
Online statistics course: http://onlinestatbook.com/2/index.html
Must do
Check Moodle frequently for new materials and course
announcements (announcements are also delivered via email)
iLabs: (10%)
iLab 1 is in week 7
• Assessment is based on individual work, due in week 8 (5%)
iLab 2 is in week 8
• Assessment is based on individual work, due in week 9 (5%)
Details will be provided on Moodle
Online
• Details and access to be provided via Moodle early in the
term
• Due week 10 (further details to be provided)
• Submission via Moodle: submit module completion receipts
You may use earlier versions of the text - up to the 11th edition.
However please always double check for content / examples /
references
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Textbook
McGraw Hill
12ed print:
https://www.mheducation.com.au/ise-investments-9781260571158-aus
12ed ebook
https://www.vitalsource.com/en-au/products/ise-ebook-online-access-for-
investments-bodie-v9781260590241
UNSW Bookshop
(P) https://www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781260571158
(ebook) https://unswbookshop.vitalsource.com/products/-v9781260590241