| CODE | BKF3021 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Fixed Income Analysis | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Banking, Finance and Investments | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides students with an introduction to the theory, tools, and terminology of fixed income markets from a finance point of view together with their application. In order to maximise knowledge and skills transfers’, the material covered in this study-unit focuses on principles of investments and valuation of bonds. Study-unit Aims This study-unit aims at providing students with an in depth understanding of the fixed income world in terms of the different vehicles, their valuation and application. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the features of the main fixed income instruments; - know how to value fixed income securities; - explain the different investment risks associated with fixed income securities; - show the application of the various vehicles falling in this asset class. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - perform security analysis; - build portfolios; - evaluate investment performance; - use asset-pricing models. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Fixed Income Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) by Frank J. Fabozzi CFA and Martin L. Leibowitz (Hardcover 2007) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christian Manicaro |
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