An introduction to the products, risks, valuation and portfolio management of fixed income securities.
This course covers the valuation of fixed income (interest) securities and derivatives and their uses in a portfolio construction and hedging.
| Paper title | Fixed Income Security Analysis |
|---|---|
| Paper code | FINC310 |
| Subject | Finance |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $912.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- FINC 202 and (FINC 102 or FINQ 102 or QUAN 102)
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- accountancyfinance@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught via lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
- Bond Markets, Analysis and Strategies (9th edition), by Frank J. Fabozzi, 2016, Pearson.
- Course outline
- View the course outline for FINC 310
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper should be able to:
- Understand the bond market and the subprime mortgage crisis
- Calculate residential mortgage repayments and the balance
- Price and analyse both option-free and option-embedded bonds
- Understand the interest rate models
- Price interest-rate derivatives, including options, futures and swaps
Additional Information
Further information about teaching staff, tutorial times, assessment details, reading lists and learning objectives is available in the PDF below.
Download Course Outline for FINC 310 (PDF 137KB)
