Course # 42510 Section Number 1 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 1:30pm-2:50pm Term Fall 2024 Specialization Municipal Finance Finance & Policy Course Instructor Thomas Coleman Syllabus Syllabus 10/2/24 This course will cover topics in investments – securities and financial markets. The goal is to de-mystify financial markets – bonds, equities, derivatives – and to provide you with the tools and the practical knowledge to solve problems and understand financial decision-making. There is no formal pre-requisite but you should have some prior exposure to finance, NPV calculations, and financial markets – for example a finance course as an undergraduate or studying for the CFA exams. (Booth courses BUS 35001 (Introductory Finance) or BUS 35200 (Corporate Finance) will give background you need. BUS 25000 (Investments) will have some duplication with this course.) The first five weeks of the quarter will cover the basics of investments and securities markets – bonds, equities, derivatives, portfolio theory and risk. The final four weeks will cover three special topics: sustainable finance, municipal markets (focusing on municipal swaps) and quantitative risk management. The focus for the course will be practical, building on the instructors’ extensive practical experience in the derivatives markets and hedge fund management. We will learn how these instruments really work and how the tools are actually used in the markets. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Applied Financial Management Thomas Coleman Monday, Wednesday 9:00am-10:20am Syllabus Spring 2025 Applied Financial Management Thomas Coleman Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus Fall 2024 Applied Financial Management Thomas Coleman Monday, Wednesday 1:30pm-2:50pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Megan Sanders, MPP’24 Mon., April 14, 2025 Alumni Profile: Brendon Krall, MPP’23 Thu., April 10, 2025 How Trump tariff whiplash could affect Illinois families and industry Wed., April 09, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris Credential Programs! A Virtual Information Session Tue., April 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Credential Programs Roundtable with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels Tue., April 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM Harris Campus Visit Wed., April 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM Harris School of Public Policy - The Keller Center The University of Chicago 1307 E. 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States