Financial Markets Offered by Yale University
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About this course
An overview of the concepts, methods, and institutions that enable human society to manage risks and foster business. The emphasis is on financial leadership skills. A description of current practises and an analysis of future prospects. Introduction to risk management and behavioural finance principles in order to comprehend the operation of the securities, insurance, and banking industries in the real world. The ultimate goal of this course is to use such industries effectively and to make society a better place.
Instructor
 Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University
Offered by
Yale University
Syllabus:
Module 1: Basics of financial markets, insurance, and CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model).
Module 2: Behavioral finance, forecasting, pricing, debt, and inflation
Module 3: Stocks, bonds, dividends, shares, market caps
Module 4: Recent past, exploring recessions, bubbles, the mortgage crisis, and regulation
Module 5: Options and bond markets
Module 6: Investment banking, underwriting processes, brokers, dealers, exchanges, and new innovations in financial markets.
Module 7: Nonprofits and corporations, and your career in finance.
