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BUS 452 - Fixed Income Analysis


Course provides an advanced treatment of investments in the field of fixed income analysis. Topics include analyses of different bond types (zero-coupon, bullets, annuities, etc), accrued interest, day-counting rules (money market and bond market conventions), yield to maturity and bond returns, term structure of interest rates, interest rate sensitivity of fixed income securities, and managing interest rate risk. Spreadsheet modeling introduced. Course includes student presentations.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BUS 353  with a C- or better) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only

Units: 4