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FIN 378. Fixed Income Analysis


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 012688 Grading Basis GRD

The purpose of this course is to examine the market for and the price/yield determinants of various fixed income securities including Treasury debt, corporate bonds, agency debt, municipal bonds and mortgage and asset-backed securities. Topics include securitization, the term structure of interest rates, and portfolio management strategies such as duration, convexity and immunization. Prerequisite(s): FIN 371 .