Course - Asset Pricing and Portfolio Management - FIN8609
FIN8609 - Asset Pricing and Portfolio Management
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Passed / Not Passed
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | C |
Course content
This course deals with portfolio theory and the pricing of financial assets. The students learn how to construct portfolios that are mean-variance efficient and how to evaluate portfolio strategies and performance. Modelling of uncertainty is central for valuing financial assets and will be covered in detail. This modelling will be used to value assets both by numerical methods and the martingale approach. The course also introduces the students to pricing using the stochastic discount factor. Known asset-pricing puzzles relating to the equity premium and the risk-free rate will be discussed. Finally, the effect frictions in financial markets have on asset prices will be analyzed.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
You learn
- how frictions affect prices in financial markets
- to construct (optimal) portfolios of risky- and risk-free assets
- how to estimate financial prices by using analytical- and numerical methods
- about empirical puzzles, i.e., empirical facts which are not easily reconciled with theoretical models
- how expected returns, risk, and covariance affect sustainable portfolio choice
Skills
You will know
- how to construct sustainable portfolios
- which pricing methods to choose when pricing financial assets, and being able to use them
- how to analyze how investor characteristics affect financial prices and interest rates
- how to address financial puzzles
General skills
You will know
- how to apply analytical tools to analyze well-known and new financial problems
- why risk is important for the functioning of financial markets and for construction of sustainable portfolios
Learning methods and activities
4 hours of organized learning activities each week. FIN8606 is taught along with FIN3006. Contact the department (kontakt@econ.ntnu.no) to get access to learning resources in Blackboard.
The course has compulsory activity. Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term, and an independent econometric work will be included. Compulsory activity must not be re-completed when repeating the exam.
Compulsory assignments
- Compulsory activity
Further on evaluation
The subject is reserved for PhD students. Contact
Compulsory activity must be completed in the semester the course is taught. The approval also applies to later semesters.
Recommended previous knowledge
Compulsory courses in Master's degree in Economics.
Required previous knowledge
None.
Course materials
Announced at the beginning of the term.
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Version: 1
Credits:
5.0 SP
Study level: Doctoral degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Financial Economics
- Economics
- Social Sciences
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 C 2024-11-26 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 C INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"