2024/2025

Theory of Finance

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: HSE Banking Institute

When: 3, 4 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Mikhail Sukhov

Language: English

ECTS credits: 6

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is designed to introduce to students the fundamental issues of financial theory. It is an in-depth study of what the key properties of financial assets are and what techniques for setting fair pricing and detecting arbitrage mispricing have been suggested. The course is rather intense. It involves considering both classic and recent research contributions to the area. In addition to a thorough insight into fundamental theoretical concepts the course covers some issues of related applied research. The course provides essential knowledge and competence at a postgraduate level to those students who intend to follow careers in applied finance, as well as to those students who intend to pursue further research. It would be beneficial for perspective CFA level 1-3 test takers.