COMM 308

Concordia

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

1. Introduction to Finance

10min

1.1.1. Finance and Financial Managers1 min

1.1.2. Markets1 min

1.2.1. Sole-proprietorships1 min

1.2.2. Partnerships2 min

1.2.3. Corporations2 min

1.3.1. The Agency Problem2 min

2. Time Value of Money

2.1hr

2.1.1. What is Time Value of Money?53 sec

2.1.2. The Financial Calculator

2.2.1. Simple Interest1 min

2.2.2. Example1 min

2.2.3. Practice39 sec

2.2.4. Practice3 min

2.3.1. Compound Interest2 min

2.3.2. Example2 min

2.3.3. Practice1 min

2.4.1. Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and Effective Annual Rate (EAR)

2.4.2. Example2 min

2.4.3. Practice2 min

2.5.1. Effective Periodic Rates3 min

2.5.2. Example40 sec

2.5.3. Practice51 sec

2.5.4. Example58 sec

2.5.5. Practice34 sec

2.6.1. Continuous Compounding1 min

2.6.2. Example1 min

2.6.3. Practice1 min

2.7.1. Lump Sum Calculations1 min

2.7.2. Example4 min

2.7.3. Practice5 min

2.7.4. Example2 min

2.7.5. Practice3 min

2.8.1. Annuities3 min

2.8.2. Example6 min

2.8.3. Practice4 min

2.8.4. Annuity-Due1 min

2.8.5. Example2 min

2.8.6. Practice3 min

2.9.1. Perpetuities48 sec

2.9.2. Example46 sec

2.9.3. Practice1 min

2.10.1. Growing Annuities2 min

2.10.2. Example1 min

2.10.3. Practice4 min

2.10.4. Example2 min

2.10.5. Practice39 sec

2.10.6. Practice3 min

2.11.1. Growing Perpetuities1 min

2.11.2. Practice2 min

2.11.3. Practice1 min

2.12.1. Forward and Backward Starting Cash Flows1 min

2.12.2. Example3 min

2.12.3. Practice3 min

2.12.4. Example2 min

2.12.5. Practice3 min

2.13.1. Pure-Discount Loan1 min

2.13.2. Example51 sec

2.13.3. Practice56 sec

2.14.1. Amortized Loans (Instalment Loans)2 min

2.14.2. Break-down of the Payment on an Instalment Loan2 min

2.14.3. Example6 min

2.14.4. Practice6 min

2.14.5. Example8 min

2.14.6. Practice6 min

4. Equity Valuation

40min

4.1.1. Equity Basics2 min

4.1.2. Common Equity vs Preferred Equity2 min

4.1.3. The Dividend Discount Model1 min

4.2.1. Dividend Discount Model (Zero Growth)59 sec

4.2.2. Example38 sec

4.2.3. Practice2 min

4.3.1. Gordon Growth Model2 min

4.3.2. Example1 min

4.3.3. Practice2 min

4.3.4. Practice1 min

4.3.5. Practice2 min

4.3.6. Example2 min

4.3.7. Practice1 min

4.4.1. Non-Constant Growth Model2 min

4.4.2. Example6 min

4.4.3. Practice7 min

4.5.1. Preferred Share Valuation1 min

4.5.2. Example51 sec

4.5.3. Practice2 min

5. Risk, Return & Portfolio Theory

1.5hr

5.1.1. Return on Investment3 min

5.1.2. Example3 min

5.1.3. Practice4 min

5.2.1. Average Returns1 min

5.2.2. Example3 min

5.2.3. Practice2 min

5.3.1. Standard Deviation2 min

5.3.2. Example3 min

5.3.3. Practice7 min

5.4.1. Expected Return and Standard Deviation3 min

5.4.2. Example3 min

5.4.3. Practice2 min

5.5.1. Covariance1 min

5.5.2. Correlation Coefficient2 min

5.5.3. Example3 min

5.5.4. Practice4 min

5.6.1. What is a Portfolio?1 min

5.6.2. Expected Return and Risk of a Portfolio2 min

5.6.3. Example11 min

5.6.4. Practice9 min

5.6.5. Example2 min

5.6.6. Practice3 min

5.7.1. Standard Deviation with Perfect Correlations59 sec

5.7.2. Example52 sec

5.7.3. Practice3 min

5.7.4. Portfolio Standard Deviation with No Correlation24 sec

5.7.5. Example55 sec

5.7.6. Practice3 min

5.7.7. Portfolio Standard Deviation with a Risk-Free Asset38 sec

5.7.8. Example1 min

5.7.9. Practice2 min

5.8.1. The Efficient Frontier3 min

5.9.1. Types of Risk3 min

6. CAPM

1hr

6.1.1. Risk-Free Investing54 sec

6.1.2. Example2 min

6.1.3. Practice2 min

6.2.1. Risk-Free Borrowing2 min

6.2.2. : Risk-Free Borrowing3 min

6.2.3. Practice: Risk-Free Borrowing2 min

6.3.1. Shorting Stocks5 min

6.3.2. Example3 min

6.3.3. Practice2 min

6.4.1. The Market Portfolio and The Capital Market Line3 min

6.4.2. Example3 min

6.4.3. Practice2 min

6.4.4. Example4 min

6.4.5. Practice48 sec

6.5.1. Market Risk and Beta1 min

6.5.2. Example1 min

6.5.3. Practice

6.5.4. Example59 sec

6.5.5. Practice2 min

6.6.1. The Market Line (SML)5 min

6.6.2. Pricing Stocks Using CAPM1 min

6.6.3. Example4 min

6.6.4. Practice4 min

6.6.5. Example1 min

6.6.6. Practice51 sec

6.7.1. Alpha1 min

6.7.2. Example2 min

6.7.3. Practice1 min

7. Market Efficiency

16min

7.1.1. The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)2 min

7.2.1. Weak Form Efficiency1 min

7.2.2. Semi-Strong Form Efficiency1 min

7.2.3. Strong Form Efficiency29 sec

7.2.4. Example8 min

7.2.5. Practice4 min

8. Capital Budgeting

1hr

9. Cash Flow Estimation

36min

9.1.1. Cash Flow Estimation Rules2 min

9.2.1. Net Working Capital1 min

9.2.2. Example2 min

9.2.3. Practice1 min

9.3.1. Initial Cash Flow (CF0)1 min

9.3.2. Example2 min

9.3.3. Practice1 min

9.4.1. Annual Cash Flows1 min

9.4.2. CCA Using the Straight-Line Method23 sec

9.4.3. Example5 min

9.4.4. Practice3 min

9.5.1. Ending Cash Flow (ECFt)31 sec

9.5.2. Example2 min

9.5.3. Practice42 sec

9.6.1. Calculating NPV39 sec

9.6.2. Example13 min

9.6.4. Practice

10. Cost of Capital

17min

10.1.1. Cost of Debt53 sec

10.1.2. Example37 sec

10.1.3. Practice25 sec

10.2.1. Cost of Equity1 min

10.2.2. Example35 sec

10.2.3. Example49 sec

10.2.4. Practice38 sec

10.2.5. Practice1 min

10.3.1. Weighted-Average Cost of Capital2 min

10.3.2. Example2 min

10.3.3. Practice2 min

10.3.4. Example

10.3.5. Practice5 min

11. Options

23min

11.1.1. What are Options?3 min

11.2.1. Call Options2 min

11.2.2. Example3 min

11.2.3. Practice52 sec

11.3.1. Put Options1 min

11.3.2. Example52 sec

11.3.3. Practice

11.4.1. Option Premiums2 min

11.4.2. Example2 min

11.4.3. Practice3 min

11.4.4. Example53 sec

11.4.5. Practice51 sec

11.5.1. Covered Calls1 min

11.5.2. Protective Puts32 sec

11.5.3. Long Straddle51 sec

11.5.4. Short Straddle

11.5.5. Long Strangle1 min

11.5.6. Short Strangle

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