Postgraduate Course: Asset Pricing (ECNM11031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Economics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.sgpe.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To help students understand the building blocks of modern financial economics, and the application of economic principles and reasoning to a variety of asset pricing models and financial instruments; to examine the theory and empirical analysis of trading and market making on security exchanges, providing basic theoretical and empirical building blocks; to overview the relationship between behavioural finance and asset pricing, and examine individual portfolio choices and behaviour driven by personal and market psychology. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Macroeconomics 2 (ECNM11022) AND
Microeconomics 2 (ECNM11025)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be registered for MSc Economics or MSc Economics (Finance). All other students must email sgpe@ed.ac.uk in advance to request permission.
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| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 4 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | | | 15:00 - 18:00 |
| First Class |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:-
* the building blocks of modern financial economics, the application of economic principles and reasoning to the main asset pricing models and financial instruments.
* standard theory and empirical analysis of trading and market making on security exchanges.
* the relationship between behavioral finance and asset pricing, and the way in which individual portfolio choices and behaviour are driven by personal and market psychology.
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Assessment Information
| Final Examination in the April/May diet. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4515
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Course secretary | Ms Marie Craft
Tel: (0131 6)51 1764
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