COURSE NUMBER: MBA233.1
This course is cross-listed with the EWMBA Program.
COURSE TITLE: Investments
UNITS OF CREDIT: 3 units
INSTRUCTOR: Tony Tang
E-MAIL ADDRESS: tony_tang@haas.berkeley.edu
MEETING DAY/TIME: Mondays, 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
PREREQUISITE(S): MBA203
CLASS FORMAT: Lectures
REQUIRED READINGS: A combination of lecture notes, articles, and the textbook (Investments by Bodie, Kane, and Marcus, 8th ed).
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: A mix of homework, midterm, and final (detailed breakdown will be given on the first day of the class).
ABSTRACT
OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to provide a sound foundation for the fundamental
concepts in investments. Students who master the course material will acquire
the analytical tools and
financial theory necessary for making investment decisions and understanding
the paradigms by which financial securities are valued. This course is also
designed to prepare students for more advanced finance courses on the topics
covered. The course is quantitative and relies on analytical tools and economic
theory developed throughout. Students should be comfortable with basic
probability, statistics, and regression analysis.
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCH:
Tony Tang is a research associate at the Global Market Strategies Group at
Barclays Global Investors. He earned his MBA and PhD in finance in 2007
from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business. At BGI, he focuses on originating alpha ideas using credit
derivatives and country index futures. Prior to his graduate study, he
also worked at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Recently, he has
published in refereed journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics.