Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Evaluate the structure of capital markets and their function within the Canadian economy.
• Analyze the purpose of investments and appreciate their risks and rewards.
• Interpret the workings and mechanics of a stock exchange.
• Identify sources of information on the performance of publicly traded companies.
• Interpret the nature of marketable securities and the factors which influence their price.
• Categorize the various methods employed to evaluate the worth of a marketable security.
• Outline the nature of derivatives markets and compare and contrast the principal options.
• Assess the nature of mutual funds in terms of their advantages, disadvantages and performance.

Effective as of Winter 2015