Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

FIN 712 - Financial Markets and Institutions


Credits 3

Comparative study of the diverse financial instruments and intermediaries existing in today’s financial sector. Topics include: the structure of interest rates, relative costs and benefits of each instrument, financial innovation and financial “engineering,” the role of banks, thrifts and other intermediaries, and current and future trends in the financial sector.



Prerequisites
MBA 765  and MBA 769 , or admission into the MSQF Program, or approval of the Director of MSQF Program.