Overview of financial markets and investments -- Portfolio theory -- Capital market theory and the capital asset pricing model -- Other asset pricing models -- General principles of asset/liability management -- Insurance companies -- Pension funds and endowment funds -- Investment companies -- Depository institutions -- Overview of equity portfolio management -- Fundamental analysis -- Forecasting earnings -- Equity indexing -- Divided discount models -- Equity style management -- Factor-based approach to equity portfolio management -- Equity trading -- using stock index futures in investment management -- Equity option pricing models -- Fixed-income securities -- Bond pricing -- Bond price volatility -- Factors affecting bond yields -- Valuation of bonds with embedded options -- Bond portfolio management strategies -- Liability funding strategies -- Using interest rate futures and options in investment management -- Using swaps, caps, and floors in investment management -- Asset allocation -- Measuring performance -- Evaluating performance

1. Investments
2. Investments analysis