Fixed Income Securities (H)

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ACCT 4003
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Course ID
205091
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
Adelaide University
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This course examines the valuation of fixed-income securities, the market operations and management of risk. Topics include: valuation of bonds, term structure of interest rate, measuring and managing interest rate risk, corporate bond market, passive and active bond portfolio management, performance measurement, securitisation and interest rate derivatives.

Course learning outcomes

  • Identify the different types of fixed income securities and their characteristics
  • Value fixed income securities
  • Derive spot yield curve
  • Measure and manage interest rate and credit risk
  • Know passive and active fixed income portfolio management techniques
  • Know the principles of securitisation

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed CORPFIN4040 Fixed Income Securities (H) at the University of Adelaide

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

Frank J. Fabozzi, Francesco A. Fabozzi, 2021-12-07, Bond Markets, Analysis, and Strategies, tenth edition, MIT Press

Inherent requirements

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Other resources

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Assessment

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