Overview
Topics covered in this unit include defining elements of fixed income securities, fixed-income markets on issuance, trading, and funding, fixed income valuation, the risk and return of fixed income securities, fundamentals of credit analysis, and credit analysis models.
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
Requisites
Prerequisite
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
Dr Zhongyan Zhu
Notes
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.
understand fixed income securities and markets
2.
acquire qualitative and quantitative skills and knowledge on fixed income securities
3.
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to deal with debt markets and fixed income securities and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFC2340.
Teaching approach
Active learning
Peer assisted learning
Assessment
1 - Within semester assessment
2 - Examination
Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities
Lectures
Tutorials
Workload requirements
Workload
Learning resources
Technology resources
Other unit costs
Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Electronics, calculators and tools: $40