Rockwell School of Business
Undergraduate

Term: Spring 2026
Session: Full Term (Jan 20 - May 08)
Start Date: Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026
End Date: Friday, May 08, 2026
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Tues./Thurs.
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

This course focuses on common stock the stock market stock options and approaches to investing in the stock market and building stock portfolios. Particular emphasis is given to three competing approaches to stock investment: fundamental analysis technical analysis and efficient market analysis. Students are introduced to portfolio theory and study various methods of modeling the risk associated with stock investment such as the capital asset pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory. Also discussed are the distribution of stock to the public the broker-client relationship different types of orders investors can place with their broker short-sales of stock investment companies margin accounts speculation and hedging. Stock and option valuation models will be discussed as well as the use of stock options in portfolio insurance strategies.Prerequisites: INFS1020 or INFS1025 FINA3000 and STAT2110 or MGMT2100 or ASCI20103 Credits