NBA 5420

NBA 5420

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

The first half of the course focuses on the tools of disciplined investing: portfolio construction, diversification, arbitrage pricing, and valuation. We also cover factor investing (value & momentum strategies), fixed income pricing, and performance evaluation of institutional investors such as pension funds, private equity, and hedge funds. The second half of the course studies investing in the context of the global macroeconomy. We study how monetary policy and banking affect financial markets, along with the risks and opportunities of emerging market investing.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NCC 5060 or an equivalent course.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  9136 NBA 5420   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: Johnson and Graduate students ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Add/Drop Dates: Johnson Students – January 18th at 8:00am to February 7th at 11:59pm. You may add or drop a full semester class after February 7th with permission of the faculty. A late fee of $100.00 will be charged for each add or drop transaction. If you are dropping after March 21st you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees. Deadline to change grading option: March 21st, 2022 Non-Johnson students may add themselves to the waitlists during their enrollment periods, however Johnson Students have priority into the classes and non-Johnsons will be enrolled: 1) IF seats are still available after Johnson students complete their enrollment period and 2) IF the instructor allows. There will be no enrollment from a wait list into a class if you have a time conflict or if it will create an overload. This course is a Management Science Elective.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  9137 NBA 5420   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: Johnson and Graduate students ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Add/Drop Dates: Johnson Students – January 18th at 8:00am to February 7th at 11:59pm. You may add or drop a full semester class after February 7th with permission of the faculty. A late fee of $100.00 will be charged for each add or drop transaction. If you are dropping after March 21st you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees. Deadline to change grading option: March 21st, 2022 Non-Johnson students may add themselves to the waitlists during their enrollment periods, however Johnson Students have priority into the classes and non-Johnsons will be enrolled: 1) IF seats are still available after Johnson students complete their enrollment period and 2) IF the instructor allows. There will be no enrollment from a wait list into a class if you have a time conflict or if it will create an overload. This course is a Management Science Elective.