INVESTMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE

FINANCE 720

Course Description

Development of the theory, instruments, techniques and practice of modern investment management. Topics include asset pricing and valuation under certainty and uncertainty, portfolio management, determination of interest rates, immunization strategies and derivative securities.

Prerequisties

(FINANCE 700 and GENBUS 704 ), declared in graduate Business Exchange program, or Financial Economics MS

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.81

8.64% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.26% from Historical

A Rate

62.5%

82.25% from Historical

Class Size

-24.61% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Sebastien PLANTE

[email protected]

3.8

Rating

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