Economics & Finance Basics
Fundamental principles and concepts
MITx: Foundations of Modern Finance I
A mathematically rigorous framework to understand financial markets delivered with data-driven insights from MIT professors.
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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 .
- Real options, capital structure, payout policy, corporate bonds; and .
- Interaction between investment and financing decisions.
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Description
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.
Completing this first course and program will help you prepare for a career as a financial analyst, financial advisor, vice president for finance, chief financial officer, and more.
Finance provides a core function in any productive economy by providing a mechanism for savings, investment, and liquidity. Whether the learner is in a industrialized country or a developing country, financial services are essential for smooth functioning of the economy.
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