306-463 Advanced Finance

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On completion of this subject a student should:

• have critically reviewed the methodology and empirical evidence on tests of asset pricing models such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory to provide an understanding of the way in which securities are priced.

• have examined issues which arise in empirical research in finance such as problems of non-stationarity and thin trading so that students understand the techniques used to overcome such problems.

• have detailed the issues involved in conducting event studies in efficient markets research.

• have critically reviewed selected papers on the efficient market hypothesis focusing on both firm specific and market wide information to provide an understanding of the way the market works.

• have critically reviewed the literature on stock market anomalies including the implications of the evidence for market efficiency and existing theories of asset pricing.

• have developed understanding of topical empirical issues in modern finance.

Content:

The principles and techniques of security pricing with particular emphasis on the latest research. Topics include the efficient market hypothesis, event studies, an advanced examination of the issues of risk vs return, extensions to the CAPM (including APT), issues associated with volatility, initial public offerings and topical issues.

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