FIN 580

Spring 2020 Part of Term A

Part of Term A
Jan 21-Mar 13

Special Topics in Finance

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Lectures and discussions relating to new areas of interest. See class schedule for topics and prerequisites.

0 to 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 hours in a semester; may be repeated to a maximum of 32 hours in subsequent semesters. Credit is not given for FIN 528 and FIN 580 (66393), Section ADF. Prerequisite: Varies by section.

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FIN 580 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
46818	Lecture-Discussion	A1	3:00PM -5:30PM	R	ARR Discovery Partners Inst. CHI	Peterson, B	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/20-03/13/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Basics of Trading Alg. Design Section Info: Basics of Trading Algorithm Design. This course will meet at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) in Lecture Room B. There will be the option to view lecture session remotely. Course is open to City Scholars. Basics of Trading Algorithm Design will focus on the structure of quantitative strategies, and on the different types of strategies used in production by trading firms and asset managers. The second half of the semester, Deeper Analysis of Algorithm Testing, will focus on more advanced techniques for model evaluation, feature engineering, and using modern methods such as machine learning, as well as practical application of these skills to strategy building. This course will provide a detailed research process and tools for assessing, conceptualizing, replicating, and developing systematic trading strategies. Students will apply their knowledge in hands-on projects to replicate and evaluate existing research and to create and evaluate a new strategy model. Development of systematic trading strategies should follow a highly scientific and repeatable process. This course will start by reviewing categories of systematic strategies, drawing out patterns followed throughout the industry. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Financial Engineering or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC. Not intended for Intl Exchange - Grad students.
47087	Lecture	DEV	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	3001 Business Instructional Fac	Noonan, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/20-03/13/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Professional Development Section Info: Registration restricted to MSF students only. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
66013	Discussion/ Recitation	DV1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	130 Wohlers Hall	Noonan, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/20-03/13/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Professional Development