Capital Markets
This course is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of capital markets, banking, and measures of money supply. The course will include an overview of financial markets and interest rates; the functions and structure of the Federal Reserve System; the role of debt securities markets; the role played by equity securities markets; the nature and function of derivative markets. As a result of taking this course, students will understand the role played by capital markets, the Federal Reserve system, debt, equity and derivative markets as well as the inter-relationships between financial institutions and capital markets.
Prerequisites: CPST 243 or ECON 201, CPST 245 or ECON 202, STAT 103 or ISOM 241, CPST 310 or ACCT 201,CPST 372 Banking and Financial Intermediaries; Restricted to students in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies.
Outcomes: At the end of this course, the student will be able to 1) Analyze the nature and function of the market for debt instruments, as well as the various types of debt instruments currently in use, including Treasury bills, commercial paper, CDs, repurchase agreements, federal funds, mortgages and banker's acceptances; 2) Assess the valuation of debt securities, pricing, and yields; 3) Describe the market for equity securities and the types of equity securities available for investment; stock market transactions, trading, and securities regulations; 4) Employ valuation methods to evaluate equity securities and performance measures related to them; 5) Explain the role that derivatives play in attempting to mitigate risk, as well as the speculative nature of some derivative products and the role of regulatory agencies in attempting to reduce speculative transactions.
Prerequisites: CPST 243 or ECON 201, CPST 245 or ECON 202, STAT 103 or ISOM 241, CPST 310 or ACCT 201,CPST 372 Banking and Financial Intermediaries; Restricted to students in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies.
Outcomes: At the end of this course, the student will be able to 1) Analyze the nature and function of the market for debt instruments, as well as the various types of debt instruments currently in use, including Treasury bills, commercial paper, CDs, repurchase agreements, federal funds, mortgages and banker's acceptances; 2) Assess the valuation of debt securities, pricing, and yields; 3) Describe the market for equity securities and the types of equity securities available for investment; stock market transactions, trading, and securities regulations; 4) Employ valuation methods to evaluate equity securities and performance measures related to them; 5) Explain the role that derivatives play in attempting to mitigate risk, as well as the speculative nature of some derivative products and the role of regulatory agencies in attempting to reduce speculative transactions.