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1. Course Name :
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
4/2
6. Credit Value: 3
7. Pre-requisite (if any):
BWFF2023 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT II
8. Objective(s) of Course :
Students are expected to
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Topic
1.0
2.0
Introduction
What is Investment
Overview of Malaysian Capital
Market
Investable Securities and Trading
of Securities
Unit Trust
Indices
Investment Process
2
3.0
Objective
Types of Accounts
Forming an Investment Portfolio
Overview of Securities Types
Classifying securities
Interest Bearing Asset
- Money Market
- Fixed Income Securities
Equities
Derivatives
Option contracts
Mutual Fund
4.0
5.0
Behavioral Finance
Introduction to Behavioral Finance
Prospect Theory
Technical Analysis
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
Portfolio Management
Expected return and variances
Performance evaluation
Diversification
How foreign MNCs use US equity
markets
3
10.0
Analysis of Derivatives
Futures Contract
Option Valuation
Assessment
Course work
60%
Final examination
40%
Total Notional Hours
Credit Hours
3.0
Main Reference:
Smart, S., Gitman, L., & Joehnk, M. (2014). Fundamentals of Investing (12th ed.).
Pearson.
Additional References:
Bodie, Z., Kane, A., & Marcus, A.J. (2013). Essentials of Investment (9th ed.). McGrawHill/Irwin.
Jordan, B. D., Miller T., & Dolvin, S. (2012)Fundamental of Investments.(6thed.).
McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Jones, C.P. (2012). Investments: Analysis and Management (12th ed.). John Wiley and
Sons, Inc.
Reilly, F.K., & Brown, K.C. (2012). Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
(10th ed.). Cengage Learning/South-Western.
Grading Points
Numerical Marks
90 - 100
80 -89
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
00 - 34
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Alphabet Grades
4.00
4.00
3.67
3.33
3.00
2.67
2.33
2.00
1.67
1.33
1.00
0.00
0.00
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A+
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
X