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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ECON 163: Economics of Investments, Futures, and Options

Units: 4

Covers the investment environment for financial securities. Price formation in commodity and financial futures and options markets will be examined. Additional topics include: the theory of inter-temporal price formation, common approaches used to forecast prices, statistical analysis of historical price behavior, and futures and options market regulation.

Course Details
Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer

Repeatable for Credit: No
Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Culminating Experience
  • Badge: Quantitative and Numerical Analysis
  • Badge: Practical and Applied Knowledge

Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite: (ECON 010 or equivalent exam) and ECON 100
Instructor Permission Required: No


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