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AFIN2050 - Investments

Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025

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Macquarie University - AFIN2050: Investments

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	Macquarie University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Unit Code	AFIN2050
Unit Name	Investments
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for AFIN2050: Investments at Macquarie University. These notes provide vital information on exam format, what will be on the exam and key concepts to focus on. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the topics that make up the unit, to emphasise and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic, and to provide initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied. By using this guide, you can quickly grasp your course materials and practise with exam-like questions, with solutions also provided.

This unit, Investments (AFIN2050) - covers concepts in investment management including asset pricing, fixed income, industry analysis and derivatives contracts. Students will acquire the analytical tools and financial theory necessary for making sound investment decisions and understanding the methodologies by which financial securities are valued. Students learn the principles of modern portfolio theories and apply them to empirical asset pricing models.

✔ Main topics to be covered:

Introduction on Financial Markets
Investment Vehicles
Risk & Return
Efficient Diversification
Asset Pricing
Market Efficiency & Behavioral Finance
Fixed Income Securities
Industry Analysis
Equity Securities
Futures Contracts
Options Contracts

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ACCG3020	Taxation Law and Practice
ACST1001	Finance Fundamentals
ACST2001	Financial Modelling
AFIN2050	Investments
AFIN3029	Derivative Instruments
AFIN3052	Applied Portfolio Management
AFIN3053	Advanced Corporate Finance
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ECON2003	Microeconomic Analysis and Applications
ECON2004	Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications
ECON2032	Econometric Principles
ECON2041	Introductory Econometrics
ECON3033	Econometric Methods
ECON3061	Economic and Business Forecasting
MGMT1002	Managing for Impact
MKTG1001	Marketing and Value Creation
STAT1103	Introduction to Psychological Design and Statistics
STAT1250	Business Statistics and Insights
STAT1371	Statistical Data Analysis

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