Investment
Associate Prof
Võ Thị Thúy Anh
Course description
Number of hours: 45 (3 credits)
Level: Undergraduate
Pre-requisites: Financial market
and Institutions
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Course description (cont.)
Aims: This course develops the
understanding and application of the
theory, tools, terminology of investments
from a finance viewpoint. It has the
following aims:
To provide students with a fundamental and
advanced knowledge of investment theory
To guide students in the practical application of
investment analysis
To demonstrate to students the techniques of
financial valuation
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Learning Outcome
On completion of this course successful students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
Subject-specific Skills
Acquire knowledge of the theory, tools, terminology of investment
management
Understand the limits of such knowledge and its effects on analyses
and interpretation
Apply the principles of investment theory, security and market analysis
and efficiency in a practical setting
Manage a financial portfolio with an understanding of risk and return
Apply the economic analysis of decision making with risk to financial
decision
Personal and key skills:
Use web-based sources to obtain current and historical financial data
Develop numeracy and computational skills, power of inquiry, logical
thinking, critical thinking and capacity for independent and selfmanaged learning
Acquire familiarity with the latest developments and innovations in
investment analysis
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Grading
The weights given to each part of the
class work are as follows:
Class Preparation/Participation: 20%
Regular attendance in classe: 1/3
Two tests: 2/3
Assignment and presentation in class:
20%
Final exam: 60%
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Course outline
Chapter 1: Introduction to
Investment
Chapter 2: Portfolio management
Chapter 3: Asset pricing models
Chapter 4: Stock analysis and
valuation
Chapter 5: Bond analysis and
valuation
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Materials and manuals
Manuals:
Bodie, Z., Kane, A., Marcus, A. J.,
Essentials of Investments, Fifth Edition
Reilly, F. K., Brown, K. C., Investment
Analysis and Portfolio Management, 7th
Edition, Thomson - South Western,
2003. Chapter 1 – 2, 6 – 16, 19
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Materials and manuals (cont.)
Materials:
Videos of Petrov’s finance center, course
Investment. All of videos are available on
Youtube
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Chapter 1:
Introduction to Investment
Questions to be answered:
Why do individuals invest?
What are financial assets?
What is an investment?
How do we measure the rate of
return on an investment?
How do investors measure risk
related to alternative investments?
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Materials and Manuals
Manuals:
Bodie, Z., Kane, A., Marcus, A. J.,
chapter 1,2, 5
Reilly, F. K., Brown, K. C., chapter 1, 7
Videos:
Investment Analysis: Lecture 1:
Introduction
Investment: Lecture 3: Financial
Instruments
Investment: Portfolio theory 01
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Why Do Individuals
Invest?
By saving money (instead of
spending it), individuals
tradeoff present consumption
for a larger future consumption
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Investments & Financial Assets
Essential nature of investment
Reduced current consumption
Planned later consumption
Real Assets
Assets used to produce goods and
services
Financial Assets
Claims on real assets
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Major Classes of Financial
Assets or Securities
Debt
Money market instruments
Bonds
Stock
Common stock
Preferred stock
Derivative securities
Options
Futures
Others
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Investment Process
Security analyse
Portfolio management
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How Do We Measure The Rate Of
Return On An Investment?
The pure rate of interest is the
exchange rate between future
consumption and present
consumption. Market forces
determine this rate
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How Do We Measure The Rate Of
Return On An Investment?
People’s willingness to pay
the difference for
borrowing today;
and their desire to receive a
surplus on their savings give rise
to an interest rate referred to as
the pure time value of money
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How Do We Measure The Rate Of
Return On An Investment?
If the future payment will be
diminished in value because of
inflation, then the investor will
demand an interest rate higher
than the pure time value of
money to also cover the
expected inflation expense
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How Do We Measure The Rate Of
Return On An Investment?
If the future payment from the
investment is not certain, the
investor will demand an interest
rate that exceeds the pure time
value of money plus the inflation
rate to provide a risk premium
to cover the investment risk.
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Defining an Investment
A current commitment of $ for a
period of time in order to derive
future payments that will
compensate for:
the time the funds are committed
the expected rate of inflation
uncertainty of future flow of funds
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Risk - Uncertain Outcomes
W1 = 150 Profit = 50
W = 100
1-p = .4
W2 = 80 Profit = -20
E(W) = pW1 + (1-p)W2 = 6 (150) + .4(80) = 122
s2 = p[W1 - E(W)]2 + (1-p) [W2 - E(W)]2 =
.6 (150-122)2 + .4(80=122)2 = 1,176,000
s = 34.293
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Risky Investments
with Risk-Free Investment
W1 = 150 Profit = 50
Risky Inv.
100
1-p = .4
W2 = 80 Profit = -20
Risk Free T-bills
Profit = 5
Risk Premium = 17
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The Real Risk Free Rate
(RRFR)
Assumes no inflation
Assumes no uncertainty
about future cash flows
Influenced by time
preference for consumption
of income and investment
opportunities in the economy
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Adjusting For Inflation
Real RFR =
(1 Nominal RFR)
1
(1 Rate of Inflation)
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Nominal Risk-Free Rate
Dependent upon
Conditions in the Capital
Markets
Expected Rate of Inflation
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Adjusting For Inflation
Nominal RFR =
(1+Real RFR) x (1+Expected Rate of
Inflation) - 1
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