DeGroote School of Business

Course Description

MFIN 710 - Financial Theory

  • Prerequisite: MFIN 600, MFIN 601, MFIN 602, MFIN 603, MFIN 604
  • Antirequisite: BUSINESS F710, BUSINESS F770

This course explores the theoretical and conceptual foundations of finance. Topics include utility maximization and choices involving risk; state preference; the quantification of risk and return; asset pricing in perfect and imperfect markets; specification and testing of pricing models; the investment, financing, and dividend decisions of firms; and theories of agency cost and signaling.

Course Offerings

Winter 2024

Code Section Outline
710 C01 Outline

Winter 2023

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710 C01 Outline
710 C02 Outline

Winter 2018

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710 C01
710 C02

Winter 2017

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710 C01 Outline
710 C02 Outline

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