The objective of the class is twofold. It is about:
a) systemizing and enhancing students' knowledge in financial microeconomics: individual selection of financial investments, equilibrium price in financial markets;
b) motivating students for reading of well-known articles/textbooks in the field in order to prepare professionals able to update their knowledge by themselves during their career;
Main themes
Portfolio Theory
Efficient Capital Markets
An introduction to asset pricing models
Content and teaching methods
Content
The asset allocation decision
Organization and functioning of securities markets
An introduction to asset pricing models ( CAPM, consumption-based model, Multifactor models)
Analysis and management of bonds
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Other information
Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competiencies)
Evaluation : Class participation and oral examination, in French or English