Financial Instruments & Markets Specialization Description
The Financial Instruments and Markets specialization includes courses on equity markets and debt instruments, as well as futures and options and other more specialized topics. This specialization focuses primarily on understanding the markets in which various financial instruments are traded and understanding the factors that influence the return and risk characteristics of financial instruments, both individually and in portfolios. The financial instruments and markets specialization may be suitable for students pursuing careers in the securities industry or the broad area of investment management.Academic Advisor: Professor Yakov Amihud, 212-998-0720
Course List
*Students are required to take at least 6 credits from the FINC-GB (B40) Finance course designator.
INFO-GB.2350 (B20.2350) Trading Strategies and Systems
INFO-GB.3350 (B20.3350) Financial Information Systems
ECON-GB.2101 (B30.2101) Fin History: Money and Power- 18th-21st Century
ECON-GB.2343 (B30.2343) Fin Crisis & Pol Response
ECON-GB.2344 (B30.2344) The Economy & Fin Markets
ECON-GB.2391 (B30.2391) Fin History: Money and Power- 18th-21st Century
ECON-GB.2392 (B30.2392) Financial Development of the U.S.
FINC-GB.2110 (B40.2110) Taxes and Investing
FINC-GB.2310 (B55.2310) Managing Financial Businesses
FINC-GB.2334 (B40.2334) Investment Banking
FINC-GB.2340 (B40.2340) Mortgage Backed Securities
FINC-GB.2341 (B40.2341) Investment Philosophies in Real Estate
FINC-GB.2343 (B40.2343) Real Estate Market Analysis
FINC-GB.2349 (B40.2349) Trading: Conception, Evaluation, and Execution
FINC-GB.2350 (B40.2350) Alternative Investments I: Principles and Strategies
FINC-GB.2351 (B40.2351) Alternative Investments II: Practice and Application
FINC-GB.2376 (B40.2376) Financing and Investing in Pension Vehicles
FINC-GB.3103 (B40.3103) International Investments Analysis
FINC-GB.3105 (B40.3105) Volatility
FINC-GB.3106 (B40.3106) Topics in Credit Risk
FINC-GB.3113 (B40.3113) Risk Planning and Insurance Industry
FINC-GB.3121 (B40.3121) Topics in Hedge Fund Strategies
FINC-GB.3122 (B40.3122) Investment Strategies
FINC-GB.3124 (B40.3124) Investment Philosophies
FINC-GB.3129 (B40.3129) Behavioral and Experimental Finance
FINC-GB.3149 (B40.3149) Structure and Dynamics of Financial Markets
FINC-GB.3162 (B40.3162) Financial ECommerce
FINC-GB.3165 (B40.3165) Private Equity Finance
FINC-GB.3166 (B40.3166) Topics: Operating Hedge Funds
FINC-GB.3176 (B40.3176) Topics in Investments
FINC-GB.3181 (B40.3181) Applications of Portfolio Analysis
FINC-GB.3182 (B40.3182) Global Value Investing
FINC-GB.3198 (B40.3198) Bankruptcy and Reorganization
FINC-GB.3199 (B40.3199) Case Studies in Bankruptcy and Reorganization
FINC-GB.3320 (B40.3320) Managing Investment Funds (previously B55.3320)
FINC-GB.3321 (B40.3321) Hedge Fund Strategies
FINC-GB.3329 (B40.3329) Behavioral Finance
FINC-GB.3331 (B40.3331) Valuation
FINC-GB.3332 (B40.3332) Modern Portfolio Theory and Asset Management
FINC-GB.3333 (B40.3333) Debt Instruments and Markets
FINC-GB.3335 (B40.3335) Futures and Options
FINC-GB.3340 (B40.3340) Advanced Futures and Options
FINC-GB.3349 (B40.3349) Equity Markets:Trading and Structure
FINC-GB.3354 (B40.3354) Investing in Microfinance
FINC-GB.3357 (B40.3357) Global Wealth Management and Private Banking
FINC-GB.3366 (B40.3366) Operating Hedge Funds
FINC-GB.3373 (B40.3373) New Venture Financing
FINC-GB.3384 (B40.3384) Emerging Financial Markets
FINC-GB.3388 (B40.3388) International Financial Management
FINC-GB.3398 (B40.3398) Advanced Study in Bankruptcy and Reorganization
INTA-GB.2310 (B55.2310) Managing Financial Businesses
For course descriptions, please see the Office of Records & Registration website.