Introduction to Finance (ECO 204) introducesfundamentalideasofmodernportfoliotheoryandcorporatefinance.Topicsincludepresentvalueanddiscounting,interestratesandyieldtomaturity,variousfinancialinstrumentsincludingfinancialfutures,mutualfunds,theefficientmarkettheory,basicassetpricingtheory,thecapitalassetpricingmodel,modelsforpricingoptionsandothercontingentclaims,andtheuseofderivativesforhedging.