FIN 580

Spring 2022 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 18-May 4

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 2022
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57527	Lecture-Discussion	C2	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	166 Wohlers Hall	Brown, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Pvt Banking & Ins Wealth Mgt Section Info: Private Banking & Insurance Wealth Management Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
70065	Lecture	CB	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Brobst, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: MSF Mentoring Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
65773	Lecture-Discussion	CF	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	2001 Business Instructional Fac	Smith, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Corporate Finance Section Info: Registration in this section is restricted to students who have earned a Bachelor's Degree. This section explores how financial investments can affect decisions, strategy, and ultimately business operations as well as personal portfolio. We will study and use risk-return models, such as the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), and multi-factor models to evaluate the performance of various securities and portfolios. Building upon this framework, learn about market efficiency and behavioral finance as common behavioral biases of investors are introduced. Also see their potential effects on wealth accumulation and asset prices. We will also analyze money-management strategies and performance by institutional investors, such as mutual funds and pension funds. Finally, connect investment finance with corporate finance by examining firm valuation techniques. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance - UIUC, MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
56946	Lecture-Discussion	DB	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	166 Wohlers Hall	Brown, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Social Impact Investing Section Info: Social impact investing may be described as a bridge between two well-established disciplines, private equity and philanthropy. Like philanthropy, impact investing is driven by an intention to create a positive societal or environmental change in its investment sphere. Incorporating process methods of the private equity model, we will review direct investment strategies and consider various ways to leverage capital markets as part of mission-driven efforts. This course considers the perspective of both investor and manager/entrepreneur in seeking paths for solving intractable societal problems while generating financial return. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
46819	Lecture-Discussion	FD2	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	245 Wohlers Hall	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Financial Data Mgt. & Analysis Section Info: Financial Data Management and Analysis. Proper data handling and management is essential to the success of data analysis. The primary goal of this course is to learn principles and practices of data management with an emphasis on working with financial databases. Students will gain practical skills in data storage, data preparation, and data extractions that eventually lead to data analysis. Data management procedures including SQL queries, and data analysis techniques using large-scale statistical software are presented. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
62533	Lecture-Discussion	GCF	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	3003 Business Instructional Fac	Sholem, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Growth Corp Capital Funding Section Info: . Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
60175	Lecture-Discussion	GFD	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Financial Data Mgt. & Analysis Section Info: Financial Data Management and Analysis. Proper data handling and management is essential to the success of data analysis. The primary goal of this course is to learn principles and practices of data management with an emphasis on working with financial databases. Students will gain practical skills in data storage, data preparation, and data extractions that eventually lead to data analysis. Data management procedures including SQL queries, and data analysis techniques using large-scale statistical software are presented. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC, or MS:Business Analytics - UIUC.
60176	Lecture-Discussion	GP1	9:00AM -10:20AM	F	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Data Science & Python for Fin Section Info: The financial industry is increasingly adopting Python. Libraries such as NumPy and pandas provide extraordinary insights into data analysis. This course focuses specifically on introducing Python for financial analysis. The first part of the course provides a detailed understanding of Python basics. Data structures, numerical computing with NumPy, and data analysis with pandas will be explained. The second part applies Python in solving problems in corporate finance and performing investment analysis. Making capital budgeting decisions, valuing securities with pricing models, measuring risk and returns, and optimizing portfolios will be discussed Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
59305	Lecture-Discussion	GP2	10:30AM -11:50AM	F	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Adv. Data Sci & Python for Fin Section Info: Advanced Data Science & Python For Finance. This course aims to expand your knowledge in Python and provide data analytics tools to solve problems in finance. The first part of the course presents advanced topics in pandas, including hierarchical indexing, data manipulation, handling missing values, and data visualization. The second part of the course focuses on analyzing data and solving real-world problems such as investigating market responses to earnings announcements, comparing value and growth investing, forecasting stock prices, predicting bankruptcy, and estimating house prices. By the end of the term, you will gain competency in performing financial analysis using Python. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC, MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, or MS: Finance - UIUC.
59447	Lecture-Discussion	GR1	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Excell, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Appl. of Derivative Strategies Section Info: Application of Derivative Strategies is designed to build upon the basic options knowledge you may have gained in Financial Derivatives in FIN 512. If you haven’t taken that class but have some options knowledge through experience or via the Market Information Lab Options bootcamp, you can still be successful in this class. We will start slowly by discussing some simple trading strategies that are used by institutional and retail accounts alike. We will move from there to discuss volatility trading looking not only at the CBOE VIX product but also at OTC variance swaps. Finally, by the end of the semester, we will be discussing the most topical options and derivatives structures such as risk parity, risk premia capture, alternative risk premia and volatility targeting. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66148	Practice	INT	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Widdicks, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Internship
47517	Seminar	PHD	11:30AM -12:50PM	F	243 Wohlers Hall	Kiku, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Section Title: Finance Doctoral Seminar Section Info: Seminar for Finance Doctoral Students. This CRN to be used for students not presenting a paper during the semester. Other students must receive consent of instructor to register. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Finance -UIUC or PHD: Finance - UIUC.
69623	Lecture-Discussion	QI2	2:00PM -4:50PM	F	240 Wohlers Hall	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Quantamental Investment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to NDEG:Finance - UIUC, MS: Financial Engineering, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
46904	Seminar	SEM	11:30AM -12:50PM	F	243 Wohlers Hall	Kiku, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Section Title: Finance Doctoral Seminar Section Info: Seminar for Finance Doctoral Students. This CRN to be used for students who will be presenting a paper during the semester. Other students must receive consent of instructor to register. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Finance -UIUC or PHD: Finance - UIUC.
67579	Lecture-Discussion	W1	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	166 Wohlers Hall	Brown, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Advanced Topics in Wealth Mgt Section Info: Advanced Topics in Wealth Management explores advanced topics and ‘best practices’ in the proper administration of wealth. It considers issues and opportunities presented to individuals as they approach ‘high net worth’ status. In addition to strategic use of life insurance, we’ll discuss the transfer tax system as a driver of strategic wealth planning. Budding entrepreneurs will find our work with business succession planning and legacy planning to be invaluable. Asset protection and charitable planning are other key topics addressed. Through a combination of lecture, active classroom discussion, and group exercises, we will focus on the practical application of these concepts and consider what it means to create and sustain generational wealth. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
57949	Online	XCB	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	n.a.	Brobst, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: MSF Mentoring Section Info: This section is only for students registered in-absentia. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
62355	Online	XFD	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	n.a.	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Financial Data Mgt. & Analysis Section Info: This section is only for students registered in-absentia. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
66013	Online	XP1	9:00AM -10:50AM	F	n.a.	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Data Science & Python for Fin Section Info: This section is only for students registered in-absentia. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
66015	Online	XP2	10:30AM -11:50AM	F	n.a.	Gao, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Adv. Data Sci & Python for Fin Section Info: This section is only for students registered in-absentia. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
49199	Online	XQ2	2:00PM -4:50PM	F	n.a.	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Quantamental Investment Section Info: This section is only for students registered in-absentia. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.