Fixed Income

Subject FNCE90015 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 6.25
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

April, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 20-Apr-2015 to 31-May-2015
Assessment Period End 26-Jun-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 28-Apr-2015
Census Date 08-May-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 05-Jun-2015

July, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 27-Jul-2015 to 06-Sep-2015
Assessment Period End 20-Sep-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 04-Aug-2015
Census Date 07-Aug-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 04-Sep-2015


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: One 3-hour lecture per week for 6 weeks
Total Time Commitment:

Estimated total time commitment of 60 hours per semester

Prerequisites:

This subject is only available to those students that have successfully completed the Graduate Diploma in Finance, Postgraduate Diploma in Finance or who have successfully completed 100 points of the Master of Finance.

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Dr Zhen Shi

Contact

Melbourne Business School @ Berkeley Street
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Email: mbs-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://mbs.unimelb.edu.au/


Subject Overview:

This subject covers capital markets and money markets for fixed income securities. Topics include: fixed income analysis; capital and money market instruments; forwards and futures of interest rate securities; interest rate volatility; the term structure of interest rates; interest rate risk; inflation; swaps; callable bonds; convertible bonds; securitised products; and risk management techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Describe the structure, purpose and operation of fixed income markets and the nature of instruments traded in these markets;
  • Describe the motivation and trading behaviour of market participants in fixed income markets;
  • Value instruments traded in money markets and bond markets;
  • Explain factors affecting fixed income security prices;
  • Explain the information content of the term structure of interest rates and calculate the zero-coupon and par yield curves;
  • Explain the impact of inflation, liquidity and segmentation on the term structure of interest rates;
  • Calculate and implement interest rate risk measures;
  • Evaluate interest rate risk management techniques;
  • Devise trading strategies in fixed income markets.
Assessment:
  • 1500 word assignment or equivalent, due in the last two weeks of the teaching period (30%)
  • Two-hour end-of-semester examination (70%)

Prescribed Texts:

You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

  • Oral communication
  • Written communication
  • Collaborative learning
  • Problem solving
  • Team work
  • Statistical reasoning
  • Application of theory to practice
  • Interpretation and analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Synthesis of data and other information
  • Evaluation of data and other information
  • Using computer software
  • Accessing data and other information from a range of sources

Related Course(s): Master of Finance

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