Special Topics in Finance

Fall, 2000  29 Sessions plus an exam period.

Class is 9:30 to 11:00 Monday and Wednesday in the Conference Room.

Date Faculty Material
August 23 Daves Value at Risk.  Hull, Chapter 14.
August 28 Daves Volatility Smiles.  Hull, Chapter 17
August 30 Daves Exotic Options.  Hull, Chapter 18.
Sept. 4   No Class.  Labor Day
Sept. 6 Daves Exotic Options.  Hull, Chapter 18 continued.
Sept. 11 Daves Theoretical Model Extensions (review from last semester) Hull, Chapter 19.
Sept. 13 Daves Interest Rate Derivatives--basics.  Hull, Chapter 20
Sept. 18 Daves Interest Rate Derivatives--basics. Hull, Chapter 20 continued.
Sept. 20 Daves Models of the Short Rate.  Hull, Chapter 21.
Sept. 25 Wansley Market Microstructure
Sept. 27 Wansley Market Microstructure
Oct. 2 Wansley Abnormal Returns Methodology
Oct. 4 Wansley Abnormal Returns Methodology
Oct. 9 Boehm Limited Dependent Variables
Oct. 11 Boehm Limited Dependent Variables
Oct. 16 Boehm Limited Dependent Variables
Oct. 18 Boehm Limited Dependent Variables
Oct. 23 Daves Heath Jarrow and Morton.  Hull, Chapter 22.
Oct. 25 Shrieves Signalling Theory
Oct. 30 Shrieves Signalling Theory
Nov. 1 Shrieves Signalling Theory
Nov. 6 Shrieves Signalling Theory
Nov. 8 Ehrhardt IPOs/Real Options
Nov. 13 Ehrhardt IPOs/Real Options
Nov. 15 Ehrhardt IPOs/Real Options
Nov. 20 Collins Regulatory Change, Event Methods & Systematic Risk Shifts
Nov. 27 Collins Regulatory Change, Event Methods & Systematic Risk Shifts Continued...
Nov. 29 Collins Regulatory Change, Event Methods & Systematic Risk Shifts Continued...
Dec. 4 Collins Bank Lending, Racial Disparities & Credit
Scoring
Exam Period Daves Some form of exam

Totals:    Daves.........9
               Collins........5
               Shrieves......4
               Boehm.........4
               Wansley......4
               Ehrhardt......3

Total:  30