FINA 3303 — Investments
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: TBostonLondonOakland, CAOnlineSilicon Valley, CAOnlineTraditional
Focuses on investment management as the study of risk and return of financial securities and real assets. Students design and assess models that evaluate investments while recognizing the constraints of the real world. Explores domestic and international financial markets and the securities traded therein. Discusses techniques for valuation of financial assets. Analyzes qualitative concepts such as market efficiency, intrinsic value, and risk. Provides the ability to build unique valuation models to suit the particular investment alternative that students wish to scrutinize. Also stresses portfolio construction, management, and protection, as well as performance assessment. During the semester, students have an opportunity to create and manage a stock portfolio.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 83% | 7.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 10 | 313 | 358 | 87% | 4.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 9 | 299 | 345 | 87% | 5.1 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 78 | 80 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 83% | 7.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 12 | 372 | 462 | 81% | 7.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 10 | 356 | 385 | 92% | 2.9 |
| Summer A 2025 | 3 | 99 | 120 | 83% | 7.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 85% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 14 | 481 | 556 | 87% | 5.4 |
| Spring 2026 | 11 | 436 | 438 | 100% | 0.2 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 27% · T 62% · W 35% · Th 22% · F 47%
Common patterns: TF (41% of sections), T (13% of sections), MWR (13% of sections), W (9% of sections), MTWR (7% of sections), WF (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Da Huang (17% of students) · reviews
- Fabricius Somogyi (16% of students) · reviews
- Felipe Cortes (13% of students) · reviews
- Vincent Campasano (12% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Cao Fang (18% of students) · reviews
- Gary Porter (18% of students) · reviews
- Xiaochuan Tong (15% of students) · reviews
- Vincent Muscolino (15% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Felipe Cortes (58% of students) · reviews
- Vincent Campasano (42% of students) · reviews
Summer B
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
FINA 4101, FINA 4102, FINA 4103, FINA 4104, FINA 4219, FINA 4220, FINA 4330, FINA 4335, FINA 4340, FINA 4350, FINA 4370, FINA 4390, FINA 4420, FINA 4460, FINA 4512, FINA 4514, FINA 4516, FINA 4524, FINA 4526, FINA 4604, FINA 4983
Courses that list FINA 3303 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app