AEM 6630 - [Asset Pricing and Management]

Fall. 1.5 credits. Student option grading (no audit).

Prerequisite: AEM 2240 or AEM 2241.

D. Ng.

This course examines topics in asset pricing and wealth management. We adopt a quantitative approach to asset management, and examine recent developments in the finance academic and practitioner literature on asset pricing and portfolio management. Graduate students enrolled in 6630 will be engaged in a project which involves managing a simulated portfolio and presenting their results to the class.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to assess market efficiency.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to identify risk factors in Financial Markets.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to rate quality and value investing.

Outcome 4: Students will be able to explain the role of short sellers and insiders.