Introduction to corporate finance and investment concepts including valuation, capital budgeting, and financial markets.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is consistently described as tough with hard exams and significant reading, particularly because Laplante wrote the textbook. Success requires substantial effort and ownership of one's education.
Covers the pricing and uses of common derivatives including options, forwards, futures, and swaps.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Briana Chang: Students report that the concepts are intuitive, but success requires avoiding being bogged down by the extensive formulas and information presented in lecture slides.