MN52106: Investment and portfolio management
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, you will be able to:
- Select and employ base level tools for financial analysis using time value of money.
- Analyse and evaluate companies' investment opportunities.
- Define and structure the optimal portfolio.
- Develop portfolio strategies for individual and institutional investors.
- Use appropriate evaluation models.
- Use basic derivatives for hedging strategies.
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| Synopsis: | Develop your understanding of the fundamental principles of portfolio theory and investment decisions. You will gain the knowledge and skills to:
- analyse investment opportunities
- build and manage portfolios
- evaluate the performance of investment portfolios
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| Content: | Key elements to be included:
- Time value of money and investment criteria
- Introduction to risk and return
- Risk aversion
- Portfolio selection
- Capital asset pricing model
- Arbitrage pricing theory model
- Futures and forwards contracts
- Options pricing and hedging
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| Course availability: |
MN52106 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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