Course Schedule*: Fall 2020

Week 1 Introduction to Course and Stock-Trak Reading

15-Sept Financial Markets Ch 2

Week 2 How securities are Traded Reading Ch 3

22-Sept Complete Stock-Trak registration and get yourself familiar with the platform

Week 3 Risk, Return and Historical Record Reading

29 - Sept Mutual Funds Ch 5 (LO1-LO6)
Quiz 1 (Ch 3, 5), October 03 Ch 4

Week 4 Equity Valuation Models Reading: Ch 18,

06-Oct Technical Analysis Ch 12 (LO2)
Stock-Trak Assignment 1 due October 09
10-16 October READING WEEK 
Week 5 Options Markets Reading Ch 20
20-Oct Quiz 2 (Ch 18, 20), October 24 (LO1-LO3)

Week 6: 27- Oct Option Valuation Reading Ch 21

Stock-Trak assignment 2 and 3 due October 30
01-Nov MIDTERM EXAM 10 a.m.

Week 7 Bond Prices and Yields Reading Ch 14

03-Nov Stock-Trak assignments 4 due November 07

Week 8 The Term Structure of Interest Rates Reading Ch 15

10 -Nov Stock-Trak assignment 5 due November 13
Quiz 3 (Ch 14, 15), November 14

Week 9 Capital Allocation to Risky Assets Reading Ch 6

17-Nov Stock-Trak assignment 6 due November 20

Week 10: 24 Nov Optimal Risky Portfolios Reading Ch 7

Stock-Trak assignment 7 due November 27 (LO1-LO4)

Week 11 The Capital Asset Pricing Model Ch 9 (LO1)

01-Dec Quiz 4 (Ch 6, 7), December 05

Week 12 The Efficient Market Hypothesis Ch11, 12 (LO1)

08- Dec Behavioral Finance
Ch 12 (LO (:

11-Dec Stock-Trak final assignment due

FINAL EXAM: Registrar’s office will schedule exam date/time Dec 9-23

*subject to change