This unit synthesizes real-world market disruptions, regulatory frameworks, and analytical tools to prepare students for investment banking decision-making. Students examine case studies, economic data sources, and valuation/research platforms to assess securities, capital-structure choices, and risk mitigation strategies.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze major market disruptions and trading failures (e.g., Flash Crash, London Whale, Long-Term Capital Management) to identify root causes, systemic risk factors, and practical mitigation strategies for investment banking clients
- Apply valuation and research tools (Trefis, MarketSmith, Morningstar, Index fund methodologies) together with economic indicators (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Commerce, Federal Reserve data) to construct and justify investment recommendations and debt-versus-equity financing decisions
- Demonstrate understanding of regulatory and compliance roles by explaining SEC functions and applying relevant regulatory requirements to IPO allocation, bond issuance, and M&A scenarios
- Evaluate creditworthiness and restructuring outcomes by interpreting credit ratings (Moody’s), assessing bankruptcy and failed M&A case studies (Jefferson County, AOL-Time Warner), and recommending strategies to manage credit and transaction risk
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 25 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 4 — Market Events, Regulation, and Valuation25
- 1.1Tracking the Bond Market20 mins
- 1.2What Should an Investment Banker Do?20 mins
- 1.3Success or Failure20 mins
- 1.4The Flash Crash20 mins
- 1.5It’s Tough to Make Predictions, Especially about the Future20 mins
- 1.6The Securities and Exchange Commission20 mins
- 1.7Debt or Equity: How a Company Chooses20 mins
- 1.8The London Whale at JPMorgan Chase and Barings Bank20 mins
- 1.9The Investor of Today Doesn’t Profit from Yesterday’s Growth20 mins
- 1.10Moody’s20 mins
- 1.11Long-Term Capital Management20 mins
- 1.12Garbage In, Garbage Out20 mins
- 1.13MarketSmith20 mins
- 1.14Bankruptcy in Jefferson County, Alabama20 mins
- 1.15Rates Are Falling — It’s a Better Deal!20 mins
- 1.16Index Fund Advisors20 mins
- 1.17IPO Allocations with CSFB20 mins
- 1.18Read Your Putt from Several Angles20 mins
- 1.19Morningstar20 mins
- 1.20Bad Mergers and Acquisitions Like AOL Time Warner20 mins
- 1.21The Weighting Is the Hardest Part20 mins
- 1.22Bureau of Labor Statistics20 mins
- 1.23Department of Commerce20 mins
- 1.24Federal Reserve20 mins
- 1.25Trefis20 mins
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