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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
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Culminating Experience

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


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