NBA 5550

NBA 5550

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Designed to study the pricing, hedging, and risk management of fixed-income securities, interest rate and credit derivatives. Topics include the term structure of interest rates, interest rate swaps (caps, floors, collars), credit risk, corporate bond valuation, and credit derivatives. The method of instruction is lectures and discussion, with computer illustrations. A secondary theme of the course is the use of models in practice for risk management. 


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NCC 5060, NCC 5010.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8542 NBA 5550   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Johnson Master of Business Administration (MBA), graduate students, and seniors. *** Letter or S/U. Letter will be technical, S/U will be non-technical. ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Deadline to change grading option: October 7, 2024. This course counts as a Management Science Elective.
    Add/Drop Dates: 9:00 am, August 19, 2024 - 11:59 pm, September 9, 2024. Students will be assessed a $100 late fee and be required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after September 9, 2024. If you drop after October 7, 2024, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 19767 NBA 5550   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Johnson Master of Business Administration (MBA), graduate students, and seniors. *** Letter or S/U. Letter will be technical, S/U will be non-technical. ** S/U or Letter Grade Only - NO AUDITS ALLOWED ** Deadline to change grading option: October 7, 2024. This course counts as a Management Science Elective.
    Add/Drop Dates: 9:00 am, August 19, 2024 - 11:59 pm, September 9, 2024. Students will be assessed a $100 late fee and be required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after September 9, 2024. If you drop after October 7, 2024, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees.