Wenjie Chen
Contact
Assistant Executive Professor, Alberta School of Business - Department of Finance
- wenjie4@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-0482
- Address
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1-23C Business Building
11203 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2R6
Courses
FIN 301 - Introduction to Finance
Types of securities and basic methods of valuation. Valuation and selection of physical and intellectual assets. Operation of asset markets and market efficiency. Risk measures and risk reduction methods. Financing policy, including choices between debt and equity financing. Note: Students are expected to have basic familiarity with microcomputer applications. Prerequisite: STAT 151, SCI 151 or equivalent. Pre- or corequisite: MGTSC 312, ACCTG 300 or 311.
FIN 412 - Investment Principles
This course examines securities and securities markets with emphasis on stocks and bonds. Topics include information, interest rates, risk-return relationships, efficient markets, diversification, portfolio performance measurement, and the application of financial theory to investment decisions. Prerequisite: FIN 301 and MGTSC 312. Students may not receive credit for both FIN 412 and ECON 442.
FIN 413 - Risk Management
This course examines the markets and valuation models for options and future contracts, and their application to hedging and the valuation of the other financial contracts. Prerequisite: FIN 301.