FINA 4514 — Investment Banking
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Examines the investment banking business. Investment bankers are one of the most important conduits through which funds flow from savers to corporations needing to invest in plant and equipment. Offers an opportunity to examine the major functions of large investment banks in regard to their investment banking, market making, and asset management businesses; to determine the financing needs of domestic and international corporations, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities by using concepts learned in earlier courses; and to learn to link these financing needs with products that are available in the capital markets, usually through the investment banking houses.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 24 | 40 | 60% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 68% | 13.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 76% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 38 | 40 | 95% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 48 | 82 | 59% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 57 | 80 | 71% | 11.5 |
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 0% · T 69% · W 31% · Th 0% · F 69%
Common patterns: TF (69% of sections), W (31% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Richard Swasey (69% of students) · reviews
- Serdar Aldatmaz (31% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Richard Swasey (71% of students) · reviews
- Serdar Aldatmaz (29% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app