FIN 480: Alternative Investments

Textbook Information

This course requires the print version of CAIA Curriculum Level 1 2024 (3 Volume Softcover Set).  The textbook must be ordered directly from the publisher. Please make sure to order the correct level and year (CAIA Curriculum Level 1 2024): https://store.omnipress.com/caia.html


Published Remarks

None

Hardware Requirements

None

Software Requirements

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Proctored Exams

None

Course Description


This seminar course covers topics necessary for junior professionals to understand how alternative investments operate on a stand-alone and portfolio basis. Students are exposed to economic foundations and statistical properties common in non-traditional investments, the role of asset pricing and risk management, and advanced applications in real assets, commodities, real estate, hedge funds and managed funds, private equity, and structured products.