ECC5750

Financial economics

(BUS)

Dr Barry Goss

6 points + Two 1.5-hour lectures per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisite: ECC4650

Synopsis: Attitude toward risk, decision making by discretionary hedgers in futures markets; price determination and performance of futures markets; price determination and performance of futures markets; price determination and hedging in options markets; capital asset pricing model.

Assessment: Class paper and in-class presentation: 40% + Individual research project: 60%