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A mathematically rigorous framework to understand financial markets delivered with data-driven insights from MIT professors.
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This is a two-part course, and part of the MicroMasters® Program in Finance. It provides a rigorous and comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of modern finance and their applications to business challenges in valuation, investments, and corporate financial decisions under a unified framework.
Completing this first course and program will help you prepare for a career as a financial analyst, financial advisor, vice president for finance, chief financial officer, and more.
Finance provides a core function in any productive economy by providing a mechanism for savings, investment, and liquidity. Whether the learner is in a industrialized country or a developing country, financial services are essential for smooth functioning of the economy.
Introduction to Finance
Market Prices and Present Value
Fixed Income Securities
Common Stocks
Risk
Factor models and Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
Market Efficiency
Introduction to Corporate Finance
Capital Budgeting
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Professor of Management and a Professor of Finance • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mizuho Financial Group Professor and a Professor of Finance, Sloan School of Management • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Executive Director of MicroMasters Program in Finance • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Who can take this course?
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