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 316-449 Financial Econometrics

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Associate Professor G Lim

Prerequisites

A pass or better in 316-317 Econometrics or an honours grade in 316-316 Basic Econometrics; in special circumstances Diploma students may be given permission to enrol. Some familiarity with the principles of financial analysis is desirable.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Three hours a week of classes for one semester

Subject Description

An econometric treatment of topics in finance. Topics chosen from: portfolio theory; capital asset pricing models; Arbitrage pricing theory; efficient markets hypothesis; covered interest parity; term structure of interest rates; option pricing models; event studies.

Assessment

A 2-hour examination (50%) and empirical assignments of up to 3000 words (50%).

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