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LAW 8216 - Financial Products: Economics, Regulation, and Taxation


Credits: 2

Introduces the fundamentals of equity and debt instruments, futures, forwards, options, and swaps. Also covers other products, including investment funds, real estate investment trusts, and securitizations. Examines key concepts such as time value of money, original issue discount, hedging, synthetic instruments, and put-call parity. Considers regulatory regimes and basic tax principles that apply to certain financial products. Explores financial products that have lately become a concern of policymakers and various reforms presently under debate. (*updated* 11/30/2018; effective Spring 2019)



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