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Aug 24, 2024
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FIN 640 - Financial Markets and Institutions Units: 3 The U.S. financial system. Topics include Federal Reserve mandates of monetary policy and inflation; money and mortgage markets; risk management and techniques in financial institutions; and issues leading up to financial crises.
Prerequisites: FIN 605. Equivalent Quarter Course: FIN 6320. Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground or Hybrid. Grading: A-F grading only. Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: - Describe, understand, and apply contemporary financial measures of risk management and performance.
- Understand the role and determinants of interest rates and interaction of interest rates with the money supply as controlled by the Federal Reserve System.
- Evaluate the economic environment and the impact of regulatory policies on consumers and financial institutions.
- Evaluate the various markets for securities (including money markets, bond markets, mortgage markets, foreign exchange markets, derivative markets) and its role in financial markets.
- Understand recent trends in the industry and causes of financial crises.
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