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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code G6169133 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name ファイナンス2
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ファイナンス2
Subject Name in
English
Financial Economics 2
Instructor ONO SADAYUKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
オノ サダユキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds5-8:ECON B155
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students
Keywords  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Economic Analysis
(Abilities and Skills)
・Be able to utilize knowledge of Public Finance and Financial Economics to solve problems which have a close relevance for ordinary people 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Financial Economics 2 plans to teach (1) relationship between risk and return on financial assets, (2) foreign exchange rate, (3) bond, (4) financial derivatives. In class, basic ideas and theory regarding these topics are introduced and analysed. Additionally, news about financial markets that are shown on Japanese and foreign economics journals, for instance, Nikkei (Japanesse daily newspaper), might be presented and discussed. 
Class Schedule Lecture Topic
(1) Risk and Return: Explains how risk and return are measured and investors' attitudes toward risk.
(2) Capital Asset Valuation Model 1: Describes important assumptions and conclusions of the capital asset pricing model.
(3) Capital asset pricing model 2: Explains in detail investment trusts (funds).
(4) Capital Asset Valuation Model 3: Considers the relationship between risk and return using the capital asset pricing model and finds an appropriate measure of risk.
(5) The Efficient Market Hypothesis: Examines the relationship between asset prices and information held by investors.
(6) Exchange Rate 1: Examines the direct and indirect effects of exchange rates on the returns on foreign assets.
(7) Exchange Rate 2: Introduces three main theories that explain exchange rate movements.
(8) Futures and Forward Trading: Explains the overview of financial derivatives and futures and forward trading.
(9) Option 1: Describes the important aspects of an option on a derivative.
(10) Option 2: Derives the option price relationship from the condition that arbitrage is not possible.
(11) The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing equation: Introduces the key theoretical formulas for option prices and observes the assumptions, conclusions, and problems.
(12) Exchange rate swap and interest rate swap: Introduces two main types of swaps for derivative financial instruments.
(13) Bond 1: Describes important issues for one of the major financial assets, bond.
(14) Bond 2: Considers the yield that provides the return on the bond.
(15) Credit default swaps (CDS): Discusses the fundamentals and fair value of CDS. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
As reference,
• コーポレートファイナンスの原理; by ステファン・ロス, ランドルフ・ウェスターフィールド、ジェフリイ・ ジャフィ;
translated into Japanese by 大野薫
• コーポレートファイナンス; by リチャード・ブリーリー, スチュワート・マイヤーズ; translated into Japanese by 藤井
真理子、国枝繁樹
• 先物・オプション取引入門; by ジョン・ハル; translated into Japanese by 小林孝雄, オーパスワン
• Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis; by Edwin J. Elton, Martin J. Gruber, Stephen J. Brown, William N. Goetzmann 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
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Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review of each lecture might be useful. 
Requirements None 
Grading Method At the end of the term, you are required to submit a report, and it is evaluated based on its content. In addition, the report is evaluated assuming that you understand at least all the lecture notes and all the lecture content. In advance, you will be informed of the detailed rules and format of the term-end report by e-mail.
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Information on the lecture will be sent to each university account e-mail when necessary. Around June 10th (the first lecture will be on June 12th), an e-mail containing lecture information will be distributed to students who have already got enrolled in this course. 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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