Analysis of Fixed Income Securities

FINANCE 740 covers the analysis, pricing, and portfolio strategies for fixed income securities, including derivatives and asset-backed instruments.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Erwan Quintin3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.31 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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(FINANCE 700 and GEN BUS 704) or declared in graduate Business Exchange program

FINANCE 740

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Fall 2026
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.58 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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ERWAN QUINTIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.31 GPA, 53.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Fixed income securities and derivatives.
  • Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
  • Term structure models.

Skills

  • Analysis of fixed income securities and their derivatives.
  • Pricing fixed income instruments and developing portfolio strategies.
  • Application of term structure models and analytical tools.

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FINANCE 740 · Fall 2026

Analysis of Fixed Income Securities

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