FINA 6203 — Investment Analysis
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: ThBostonOnlineHybridOnlineTraditional
Familiarizes students with domestic and international financial markets and the securities traded therein. Discusses a variety of techniques for valuation of financial assets and relies heavily on quantitative methods. Critically analyzes such qualitative concepts as market efficiency, intrinsic value, and risk. The contents of this course, descriptive, theoretical, and applied, should provide students with the ability to build unique valuation models to suit the particular investment alternative they wish to scrutinize. Also provides students with an understanding of how investment theory and investment practice relate.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 6 | 176 | 255 | 69% | 13.2 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 30 | 55 | 55% | 12.5 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 14% | 30.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 97 | 155 | 63% | 14.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 46% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 59 | 83 | 71% | 12.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0.0 |
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 4% · T 7% · W 11% · Th 59% · F 21%
Common patterns: R (58% of sections), F (21% of sections), W (8% of sections), T (6% of sections), MW (4% of sections), async (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Richard Herron (40% of students) · reviews
- Felipe Cortes (36% of students) · reviews
- Wan-Jiun Chiou (18% of students) · reviews
- Gary Porter (3% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Cao Fang (35% of students) · reviews
- Apoorva Koticha (35% of students) · reviews
- Gary Porter (20% of students) · reviews
- Paul Bolster (10% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Joseph Marks (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
FINA 6204, FINA 6206, FINA 6211, FINA 6212, FINA 6219, FINA 6237, FINA 6336, FINA 6338, FINA 6339, FINA 6340, FINA 6342, FINA 6343, FINA 6442, FINA 6443, FINA 6447, FINA 6448, FINA 6449
Courses that list FINA 6203 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app