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Fixed Income (FNCE90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
April
Dr Thijs Van Der Heijden Email: thijsv@unimelb.edu.au
July
Dr Thijs Van Der Heijden Email: thijsv@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | April July |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject covers capital markets and money markets for fixed income securities. Topics include: fixed income analysis; capital and money market instruments; forwards and futures of interest rate securities; interest rate volatility; the term structure of interest rates; interest rate risk; inflation; swaps; callable bonds; convertible bonds; securitised products; and risk management techniques.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Describe the structure, purpose and operation of fixed income markets and the nature of instruments traded in these markets;
- Describe the motivation and trading behaviour of market participants in fixed income markets;
- Value instruments traded in money markets and bond markets;
- Explain factors affecting fixed income security prices;
- Explain the information content of the term structure of interest rates and calculate the zero-coupon and par yield curves;
- Explain the impact of inflation, liquidity and segmentation on the term structure of interest rates;
- Calculate and implement interest rate risk measures;
- Evaluate interest rate risk management techniques;
- Devise trading strategies in fixed income markets.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaborative learning
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
- Using computer software
- Accessing data and other information from a range of sources
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90033 | Quantitative Analysis of Finance I |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ECON90034 | Economics of Finance |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90047 | Financial Markets and Instruments |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90016 | International Financial Management |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
And ONE of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90002 | Financial Statement Analysis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Assessment
Additional details
- 2500 word group assignment (normally 3-4 students per group). Due in the last two weeks of the subject (30%)
- Two-hour end-of-semester examination (70%)
Note: Successful completion of this subject requires a pass (50%) in the final exam.
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Dates & times
- April
Principal coordinator Thijs van der Heijden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 3-hour lecture per week for 6 weeks Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 5 April 2017 to 17 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 13 April 2017 Census date 21 April 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 April contact information
Dr Thijs Van Der Heijden Email: thijsv@unimelb.edu.au
- July
Principal coordinator Thijs van der Heijden Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One 3-hour lecture per week for 6 weeks Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 26 July 2017 to 30 August 2017 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2017 Census date 11 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 August 2017 Assessment period ends 15 September 2017 July contact information
Dr Thijs Van Der Heijden Email: thijsv@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 85 hours per semester
Last updated: 30 October 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Finance - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 30 October 2023