Class Calendar 

Monday 9/22

Tuesday 9/23

Wednesday 9/24

Thursday 9/25

Friday 9/26

First day of class

 Introduction

B 1; M 1-2, R 1

Background to Finance

 B 29, sec.1-2,

B 2

Monday 9/29

Tuesday 9/30

Wednesday 10/1

Thursday 10/2

Friday 10/3

Present Value and the Cost of Capital 

B 2

How to Calculate NPV

 B 3

Stocks

B 4; M 3-4

 Problem set 1

Monday 10/6

Tuesday 10/7

Wednesday 10/8

Thursday 10/9

Friday 10/10

NPV and Other Rules 

B 5

Making Investment Decisions with NPV

 B 6

Introduction to Risk and Return

 B 7; M 8 

Problem set 2

Monday 10/13

Tuesday 10/14

Wednesday 10/15

Thursday 10/16

Friday 10/17

Portfolio Theory

B 8

Portfolio Theory-Cont.

 B 8; M 9-10;

R 2; R 3

Capital Budgeting and Risk

 B 9

 Problem set 3

Monday 10/20

Tuesday 10/21

Wednesday 10/22

Thursday 10/23

Friday 10/24

Market Efficiency

B 13; M 5-8; R 4

Review

First Exam

Corporate Financing

 B 14-15

Monday 10/27

Tuesday 10/28

Wednesday 10/29

Thursday 10/30

Friday 10/31

 Dividend Policy

 B 16; R 5

Debt and Capital Structure 

B 17

Halloween

 Debt and Capital Structure – Cont.

B 18

Monday 11/3

Tuesday 11/4

Wednesday 11/5

Thursday 11/6

Friday 11/7

Introduction to options

 B 20

Valuing Options 

B 21

Real Options

 B 22; R 6

Monday 11/10

Tuesday 11/11

Wednesday 11/12

Thursday 11/13

Friday 11/14

Warrants and Convertibles

B 23

 Review  

Problem set 4

Second Exam

Bonds 

B 24-25; R 7

Monday 11/17

Tuesday 11/18

Wednesday 11/19

Thursday 11/20

Friday 11/21

Risk Management

 B 27

 Problem set 5

Risk Management – Cont.

 B 27; M 11

International Risk Management 

B 28

Monday 11/24

Tuesday 11/25

Wednesday 11/26

Thursday 11/27

Friday 11/28

Mergers

 B 33 

Problem set 6

No Class

Thanksgiving

No Class

Monday 12/1

Tuesday 12/2

Wednesday 12/3

Thursday 12/4

Friday 12/5

Corporate Governance and Control

 B 34

Movie: Barbarians at the Gate

Last day of class

Conclusion and Review

 B 35