BA 543 - Financial Markets and Institutions
Spring 2005
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Course Outline General Topics and Reading

Date	Topic	Reading Assignment	Paper Assignment	Questions Problems
March 31, 2005	Financial Intermediaries and Role of Government	Chapters 2 and 3 plus some of Chapters 7, 8 and 9	Example Paper and Presentation Sign up for Paper	Chapter 2: 7, 8, and 10 Chapter 3: 2, 3, and 5 Chapter 7: 3 and 7 Chapter 8: 13 Chapter 9: 8
April 7, 2005	Research Time	Professor Contact		Optional Class
April 14, 2005	Research Time	Professor Contact		Optional Class
April 21, 2005	Banks, Central Banks and Monetary Policy	Chapters 4, 5 and 6	Research Paper Due – Presentations*	Chapter 4: 6 and 9 Chapter 5: 6 and 11 Chapter 6: 1 and 2
April 28, 2005	Common Stock Markets and International Equity Markets	Chapters 18 and 19	Presentations	Chapter 18: 11, 17, and 25 Chapter 19: 3, 5 (a and b only) and 14
May 5, 2005	Treasury and Municipal Markets	Chapters 16 and 17	Presentations	Chapter 16: 4, 6, and 17 Chapter 17: 6 and 12
May 12, 2005	Corporate Bonds and Bond Dealers	Chapters 20 and 21	Presentations	Chapter 20: 3 and 9 Chapter 21: 2 and 5
May 19, 2005	Mortgage Markets	Chapters 23 and 24	Presentations	Chapter 23: 6 and 12 Chapter 24: 2 and 9
May 26, 2005	Futures Markets, Options Markets And Applications	Chapters 26 and 27	Presentations	Chapter 26: 3, 5, 11 and 14 Chapter 27: 3, 8, 9, and 15
June 2, 2005	Swaps & Currency Markets	Chapters 30 and 31	Presentations	Chapter 30: 2 and 7 Chapter 31: 3, 6 and 10
June 6, 2005	FINAL EXAM