This study source was downloaded by 100000855375327 from CourseHero com on 04 24 2023 00 31 37 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 171695357 FNCE 3P96 course outline F2022pdf Course Number FNCE 3P96 Course Title Financial Theory Times and Locations Lectures discussion 3 hours per week S2 M 19 00 22 00 GSB 307 S2 W F 15 30 17 00 GSB 405 Note Classes at Brock University complete ten minutes ahead of the hour or half hour to facilitate transfer time Instructor Name Walid Ben Omrane Email wbenomrane brocku ca Contact 905 688 5550 x5874 Office Hours Monday 17 00 18 30 Course Description This course aims to introduce basic financial economics concepts These concepts will be used for 4th year level advanced courses Theory of finance deals mostly with the investment decisions under uncertainty We will first review the investment decision in a risk free world We will then deal with the utility and the state preference theories to accommodate for risk These lead to such concepts as arbitrage and equilibrium pricing The capital asset pricing model is also an important topic covered in this course Course Prerequisites This course is highly quantitative by nature Students are assumed to have already passed FNCE 2P91 and 3P93 The required knowledge covers also material from MATH 1P97 and 1P98 and ECON 2P91 Body of knowledge includes basic calculus matrix algebra probability and statistics distributions regression analysis Students are strongly advised to refer to the textbook s appendix for reviewing this material Beside these topics students are assumed to have followed introductory micro and macro economic courses and managerial economics ECON 2P23 Learning Objectives Outcomes Students will understand and be able to Analyze consumption and investment decisions Analyze how optimal individual investment decisions and optimal firm investment decisions are determined under uncertainty for a given set of security prices Understand the theory of choice using utility functions and stochastic dominance Determine efficient portfolios and construct the efficient set Extend the concept of market equilibrium to determine the market price of risk and the appropriate measure of risk for a sing asset GOODMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Department of Finance Operations and Information Systems FOIS This study source was downloaded by 100000855375327 from CourseHero com on 04 24 2023 00 31 37 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 171695357 FNCE 3P96 course outline F2022pdf 2 Required readings Class notes posted on SAKAI Covered textbook chapters Recommended text book Copeland T E Weston J F and K Shastri 2004 4th edition Financial Theory and Corporate Policy Pearson Course Communications Class communication will be posted on SAKAI Announcement Section may include Information about midterm exams Eventual course cancellation Check Brock University website for University or Goodman School of Business for other communications Course Evaluation and Dates Exam Grade Weight Date Exam 1 35 Oct 8th 2022 19 00 21 00 STH202 Exam 2 45 Nov 18th 2022 19 00 22 00 STH202 Project 15 Submission Nov 7 21st Quiz 5 S2 2022 11 28 S3 2022 11 30 Important dates Visit the online University calendar for important dates https brocku ca important dates fall winter This study source was downloaded by 100000855375327 from CourseHero com on 04 24 2023 00 31 37 GMT 05 00 https www coursehero com file 171695357 FNCE 3P96 course outline F2022pdf 3 Academic Policies Academic Integrity Academic misconduct is a serious offence The principle of academic integrity particularly of doing one s own work documenting properly including use of quotation marks appropriate paraphrasing and referencing citation collaborating appropriately and avoiding misrepresentation is a core principle in university study Students should consult Section VII Academic Misconduct in the Academic Regulations and University Policies entry in the Undergraduate Calendar available at http brocku ca webcal to view a fuller 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