MFIN 2250 Fixed Income Analysis
This course presents the fundamental theoretical concepts of financial economics. Topics include measuring and managing interest rate risk, the theory of portfolio choice, and introduction to asset such as capital assets pricing models, arbitrage pricing theory, option pricing models, and state-preference theory.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically in the Fall, Periodically in the Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- MFIN1151
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.21 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.48 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Paul Ciampa | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 17 |
| Fall 2025 | Paul Ciampa | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 44 |
| Spring 2025 | Paul Ciampa | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 18 |
| Fall 2024 | Paul Ciampa | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 41 of 45 |
| Spring 2024 | Paul Ciampa | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 18 of 24 |
| Fall 2023 | Paul Ciampa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 of 47 |
| Spring 2023 | Paul Ciampa | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 20 |
| Fall 2022 | Paul Ciampa | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | — | 35 of 36 |
| Spring 2022 | Paul Ciampa | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 13 of 24 |
| Fall 2021 | Paul Ciampa | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 40 |