A mathematically rigorous framework to understand financial markets delivered with data-driven insights from MIT professors.

12 weeks

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Started Sep 21

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About this course

This is a two-part course, and part of the MicroMasters® Program in Finance. It provides a rigorous and comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of modern finance and their applications to business challenges in valuation, investments, and corporate financial decisions under a unified framework.

At a glance

Institution: MITx
Subject: Economics & Finance
Level: Advanced
Prerequisites:
- Basic Probability and Statistics;
- Calculus

What you’ll learn

Valuation of fixed income securities and common stocks
Risk analysis, the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT), and the Efficient Market Hypothesis
Introduction to corporate finance and capital budgeting
Valuation of derivative securities
Portfolio theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
Corporate financial decisions
- Real options, capital structure, payout policy, corporate bonds; and
- Interaction between investment and financing decisions

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Started Sep 21

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