printer friendly pageFINANCE 201: Managerial Finance - Advanced
This course covers the foundations of finance with an emphasis on applications that are vital for corporate managers. We will discuss many of the major financial decisions made by corporate managers, both within the firm and in their interactions with investors. Essential in most of these decisions is the process of valuation, which will be an important emphasis of the course. Topics include criteria for making investment decisions, valuation of financial assets and liabilities, relationships between risk and return, capital structure choice, payout policy, the use and valuation of derivative securities (e.g., options and convertible securities), and risk management. This advanced course is targeted to those with a strong background in finance and solid quantitative skills.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Beyer, A. (PI)
;
Jenter, D. (PI)
FINANCE 204: Managerial Finance
This course covers the foundations of finance with an emphasis on applications that are vital for corporate managers. We will discuss many of the major financial decisions made by corporate managers, both within the firm and in their interactions with investors. Essential in most of these decisions is the process of valuation, which will be an important emphasis of the course. Topics include criteria for making investment decisions, valuation of financial assets and liabilities, relationships between risk and return, capital structure choice, payout policy, the use and valuation of derivative securities (e.g., options and convertible securities), and risk management. This course is targeted to those students who are new to finance and for those with little quantitative background.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Pfleiderer, P. (PI)
;
Reichelstein, S. (PI)
FINANCE 210: Managerial Finance - Accelerated
This course covers the foundations of finance with an emphasis on applications that are vital for corporate managers. We will discuss many of the major financial decisions made by corporate managers, both within the firm and in their interactions with investors. Essential in most of these decisions is the process of valuation, which will be an important emphasis of the course. Topics include criteria for making investment decisions, valuation of financial assets and liabilities, relationships between risk and return, capital structure choice, payout policy, the use and valuation of derivative securities (e.g., options and convertible securities), and risk management. This accelerated course is designed for those students who are relatively new to finance but who possess solid quantitative skills.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Guttman, I. (PI)
;
Jenter, D. (PI)
FINANCE 221: Finance for Non-MBAs
This course, intended for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, covers the foundations of finance with applications in corporate finance and investment management. It discusses many of the major financial decisions made by managers and investors, emphasizing the process of valuation. Topics include criteria for making investment decisions, risk and return, market efficiency, capital structure, and the valuation of derivative securities (e.g., options). The course also provides coverage of the major financial instruments issued by corporations including debt, equity, and convertible securities. Prerequisite: ability to use spreadsheets, knowledge of basic probability and statistics concepts, including random variables, expected value, variance, covariance, and simple estimation and regression. For registration questions about this course, please contact the Graduate School of Business at academic_operations@
gsb.stanford.edu.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Admati, A. (PI)
;
Infante Bilbao, S. (TA)
FINANCE 229: Sloan: Finance
This course covers the foundations of corporate finance including the management of liquidity, capital structure, financial forecasting, dividend policy, financial distress, cost of capital and capital budgetinig. It discusses the major financial decisions made by corporate managers and the impact of those decisions on investors and the value of the firm. Topics include criteria for understand the valuation of financial assets and liabilities, relationships between risk and return, market efficiency, and the role of derivative securities including options. The course also provides coverage of the role of financial markets in the operations of the firm.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Parker, G. (PI)
FINANCE 319: Private Equity Investing Seminar
This seminar focuses on private equity investing, including buyouts and venture capital. Private equity investing activity has grown significantly over the past decade. This seminar explores selected topics in private equity investing for those MBA students who take the corequisite course
FINANCE 321, Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance. Private equity includes both established and early stage companies. The course extends and deepens the entrepreneurial finance area for those with an interest in private equity, venture capital and principal investing, taking a global view. Utilization will be made of original case studies and lecture-discussions, building on the framework of
FINANCE 321. The Seminar meets with outstanding investors.nnnAll those registered in F321.1 will also be registered in F319. See yellow Term Sheet put in MBA Boxes in early May.nnnAll those registered in F321.2 will also be registered in F329. See yellow Term Sheet.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
McDonald, J. (PI)
FINANCE 320: Debt Markets
This course is intended for those who plan careers that may involve debt financing business or other investments, or involve trading or investing in debt instruments and their derivatives, including money-market instruments, government bonds, repurchase agreements, interest-rate swaps, mortgage-backed securities (MBS), corporate bonds, and credit derivatives. We will emphasize institutional features of the markets, including trading, pricing, and hedging. There is a special focus on distressed debt. Most lectures will start with a cold-called student presentation of an un-graded short homework calculation. There will also be a series of graded homework, an in-class mid-term, and about six 10-minute or 15-minute graded 'pop quizzes.'
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Duffie, D. (PI)
FINANCE 321: Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance
Equity investment in companies, common stocks, early stage ventures, deals, partnerships, hedge funds, or other entrepreneurial opportunities will be immediately or eventually important for most MBAs. This investment course discusses many practical and conceptual factors influencing the analysis and value of companies and deals, including publicly listed and private equity investments, and on success of investment approaches. The focus of this course is on quoted and private equity investments and on entrepreneurial finance. The format of the class is primarily case discussions and lecture discussions led by the professor and principals who were involved in the case. This course enables MBA students to learn a broad investing skill-set and to study outstanding investors. HRO sessions are offered on some Wednesdays in Fall at 5:15-6:30pm. See yellow Term Sheet put in MBA Boxes in early May.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
McDonald, J. (PI)
FINANCE 324: Corporate Finance
The focus of this course is the decision-making process of the corporate manager responsible for major financial decisions. Starting from theoretical foundations, we will analyze cases covering a wide range of topics such as capital structure, dividend policy, financial distress, private equity and venture capital, mergers/acquisitions, hostile takeovers and leveraged buyouts. These cases provide an opportunity to apply the newly acquired theoretical models and tools to real-life situations. Students are expected to develop their own spreadsheets and provide recommendations that serve to maximize shareholder value. This course was formerly known as
FINANCE 224. An accelerated version of this course is offered as
FINANCE 331.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Korteweg, A. (PI)
FINANCE 326: Derivative Securities
This course is an introduction to options, futures and other derivative securities. The goal is to learn a core set of principles that underlie the pricing and use of derivatives. In particular, we will cover the valuation and use, both for risk management and for speculation, of forwards, futures, swaps, and options; the Black-Scholes option-pricing formula; delta-hedging; credit derivatives; financial risk management; and the role of derivatives in the recent financial crisis.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Martin, I. (PI)
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