BUS-333 FINANCIAL MARKETS
Tenative Schedule for FALL 2003

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Week 1:  Introduction  Chapter 1:  Role of Financial Markets and Institutions
Monday (9/1)            Labor Day:  no class
Wednesday (9/3)      Take roll and discuss What are Markets?
Friday  (9/5)              Pre-lecture quiz for chapter 1 due before class
                                (see course's Blackboard web page under course materials)

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Week 2:  Chapter 2:  Determination of Interest Rates & Chapter 3:  Structure of Interest Rates
Monday (9/8)            Pre-lecture quiz for chapter 2 due before class
                                (due dates for all other pre-lecture quizzes will be announced in class)
Wednesday (9/10)
Friday  (9/12)

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 Week 3:    Chapter 4:  Functions of the FED & Chapter 5:  Monetary Theory and Policy
Monday (9/15)
Wednesday (9/17)
Friday (9/19)

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Week 4:    Chapter 5:  Monetary Theory and Policy 
Monday (9/22)
Wednesday (9/24)
Friday (9/26)    Exam I (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5)

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Week 5:    Chapter 18:  Bank Regulation & Chapter  6:  Money Markets
Monday (9/29)
Wednesday (10/1)
Friday (10/3)

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Week 6:    Chapter 7:  Bond Markets & Chapter 8:
Monday (10/6)
Wednesday (10/8)
Friday (10/10)

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Week 7:    Chapter 8:  Bond Valuation and Risk & Chapter 9:  Mortgage Markets
Monday (10/13)
Wednesday  (10/15)
Friday (10/17)

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Week 8: Chapter 10:  Equity Markets (focus on pages 271 to 275--Globalization of Stock Markets)
Monday (10/20)
Wednesday (10/22)
Friday (10/24)

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Week 9:  Chapter 11:  Stock Valuation and Risk (focus on pages 294 to 310--VAR, performance measures and EMH) & Chapter 12:  Market Microstructure
Monday (10/27)
Wednesday  (10/29)
Thursday (10/30)  or Friday (10/31) Exam II in Testing Center (Chapters 18, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11)
Friday 10/3 No class--Exam II in Testing Center on Thursday or Friday

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Week 10:    Chapter 12:  Market Microstructure & Chapter 24:  Mutual Fund Operations
Monday       (11/3)
Wednesday  (11/5)
Friday          (11/7) Topic for Short-paper is due (to be handed in during class)

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Week 11:   Chapter 13: Financial Futures Market
Monday    (11/10)
Wednesay (11/12)
Friday        (11/14) 

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Week 12:   Chapter 14: Options Market
Monday   (11/17)
Wednesday (11/19)
Friday (11/21)

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Week 13  Chapter 15:  Interest Rate Derivative Markets
Monday (11/24) Short-paper is due
Wednesday (11/26) No class
Friday (11/28)   No Class-Thanksgiving

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Week 14 Chapter 15:  Interest Rate Derivative Markets & Chapter 16:  Foreign Exchange Derviative Markets
Monday    (12/1)
Wednesay (12/3)
Friday        (12/5)

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Week 15  Chapter 16:  Foreign Exchange Derviative Markets
Monday  (12/8)
Wednesday (12/10)
Thursday (12/11) or Friday (12/12) in Testing Center Exam III (on chapters 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 24)
Friday  (12/12)  No class--Exam III in Testing Center on Thursday or Friday