The purpose of this course is to provide working knowledge of key corporate finance decisions that are important in the life of a corporation and, more generally, to help students acquire an understanding of broad economic issues that are of wide applicability in many areas of corporate finance....
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The starting point of asset valuation is the present-value formula, and will be covered first. We will then proceed to fixed-income securities, focusing mainly on government bonds and emphasizing the relation between valuation and no-arbitrage. Next, we will move to stocks, starting with basic...
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This course applies the main concepts of finance established in COMM 370 and COMM 371. It aims at preparing student for the financial industry and is designed to cover broad topics in both corporate finance and investment management.Students will learn to perform quantitative data-driven analysis....
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Behavioral Finance is the study of the ways in which human psychology affects investment practices and financing decisions. Traditionally, theories and models of investment practices have focused on strategies of idealized, rational economic agents. However, as we all know from our daily experience...
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The course focuses on the roles and operation of major financial institutions, including banks, and the financial markets and systems in which they function, including those involved in the creation and use of fiat and digital forms of money including cryptocurrencies. The course caters...
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Did you know that trading volume in the foreign exchange (FX) market surpasses that of the stock market by a staggering 20 times? Transactions within the FX market are driven by diverse factors, involving a myriad of products, institutions, and global locations. Whether a company seeks to hedge...
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This course is intended for third or fourth year Sauder undergraduate students interested in innovation-driven industries. It examines the fundamental economic trade-offs faced by entrepreneurs who want to commercialize innovations within start-ups and established firms. We study the entrepreneurs...
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You will be introduced to frameworks from the social sciences that are useful for understanding organizational innovation processes and learn how to apply these frameworks to particular situations. Through a sequence of readings, cases, and experiential exercises you will learn both the theory and...
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Climate change is the most pressing issue facing humanity and the private sector is playing an increasingly important role in responding rapidly and comprehensively to this challenge. The science of climate change is incredibly complicated and often poorly understood outside the scientific...
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This course explores sustainability as an opportunity for innovation. The term sustainable business refers to competitively advantageous strategies and practices that firms adopt to grow revenues, cut costs, improve market share, enhance brands, and redesign products and processes to reduce or...
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