FIN 600 Financial Institutions and Capital Markets (3 credits)

This course is designed to expose the student to the operations of financial markets and financial institutions which exist within the U.S. financial system. Topics include financial markets, the major financial securities traded in these markets and their properties, the behavior of interest rates, key characteristics of major financial institutions, including their risk exposures and various strategies to manage these risks, and financial market regulation.

Prerequisite: FIN 550.