Course Description
To introduce students to a variety of topics under the main head of computer applications in finance, topics include:
• Application of financial theories
• Identifying arbitrage opportunities
• Portfolio formation
• Managing risk by hedging and portfolio management
• Application of technical analysis in financial markets
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the technical analysis
• Utilize popular professional database to enhance financial analysis
BOOK TO BE USED
Excel Modeling in Corporate Finance, Craig W. Holden, Pearson ISBN-10: 0205987257 • ISBN-13: 9780205987252
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOM
- Outline the use of different financial analysis tools
- Outline the use of popular professional database to enhance financial analysis
- Describe financial models in real life situations
- Calculate financial benchmark numbers to facilitate financial decision making
- Analyse different types of real time market scenarios
- Interpret financial information for strategy formulation
- Use the major features of spreadsheet applicable to deal with financial analyses
Course ID: FIN 502
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 4.50 | 4 | 4 | FIN 306 |
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