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FIN2SEV: Investment Securities 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026 
 
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FIN2SEV: Investment Securities - Solutions

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	La Trobe University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Subject Code	FIN2SEV
Subject Name	Investment Securities
Credit Points	15
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	28

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for FIN2SEV: Investment Securities at La Trobe University. You will find a clear breakdown of the final examination format, the topics and question styles that commonly appear, and the key concepts to prioritise. The notes are organised for fast, focused study and explain how to apply ideas in typical exam questions. Use them to build understanding topic by topic, refresh core definitions and relationships quickly, and feel more confident as you practise.

Investment securities provide the primary means by which businesses are able to raise capital to fund their business activities. In this subject you will learn about two major types of investment securities: equity securities and debt securities. The different risk and return characteristics of equity and debt securities will be examined. You will also compare and contrast the different international markets in which equity and debt securities are traded, through learning activities conducted in our financial trading room. You will learn how to buy and sell equity and debt securities and how to monitor the performance of the equity and debt securities you may acquire. Key to making the decision whether to buy or sell any financial security is an evaluation of the market price of a financial security as compared with your estimation of its intrinsic value. Hence, a major focus of this subject is to assist you further develop the skills of a financial analyst, to be able to calculate the intrinsic value of various types of equity and debt securities.

✔ On successful completion you will be able to:

Compare the risk and return characteristics of different types of securities with reference to the functioning of the markets in which they are traded
Demonstrate the skills of a financial analyst, to research, analyse and evaluate the intrinsic value of a company
Analyse and evaluate the influences on an industry and individual companies within that industry, individually and as part of a team
Conduct company valuations and present written and verbal investment advice, individually and as part of a team

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ACC2CRE	Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC3AFA	Advanced Accounting
ACC3TAX	Taxation
BUS1002	Business Analysis and Modelling
BUS1BUE	Markets, Policy and the Economy
ECM2001	Economic Data Analysis
ECO2CFC	Consumers, Firms and Competition
FIN1FOF	Fundamentals of Finance
FIN2002	Corporate Finance
FIN2SEV	Investment Securities
FIN3001	Derivatives and Risk Management
FIN3IPM	Portfolio Management
LST1001	Introduction to Business and Company Law
MGT1OBE	Organisational Behaviour
MKT1003	Marketing Fundamentals
MKT1MDP	Principles and Practices of Marketing

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