FBE 554 - Trading and Exchanges

Struggled to find applicability of the class. Who is this class for? My recommendation is not taking this class altogether Final Thoughts: Professor sits up front, lectures the whole time, with 0 slides. He lectures from a textbook that he wrote. 8 random in person quizzes so you need to show up to every lecture, even though they are monotonous and fairly boring.

Professor means well and uses good analogies as examples, but no slides, no good structure to lecture, just him talking from memory. Often lots of time wasted on tech or games that don't work. Also feels like the subject matter could be condensed and taught in a half term, not full semester. [useful field] Yes, but material is presented without structure and hard to track.

Do you plan on being a trader? If your answer is No, you should not take this class. It's all about market microstructures, and how trading works. It's completely useless for anyone not interested in that. The prof. is like a LITERAL genius, and it's incredible to be in the room with him. But this should not be a class anymore. The text is really old and no longer relevant.

While this course does go through the academic theory behind stock markets, the professor does offer very applicable economic concepts for the business world. This includes how to bid for a deal given the market environment. The course could be dry if you're not interested in financial markets. However, larry is the most knowledgeable person in this field and gets called to numerous conferences to share his findings. His course could be valuable to someone that seeks a career in investment management.

Being able to manage a real money $1 million portfolio? Are you kidding me? This is one of the best classes at Marshall and instrumental in helping one pursue a serious career in Finance. Dean Ku really cares about the students, and Prof. Abrams is awesome as well. Most of class time is discussing real issues in asset management and real-time analysis of stocks. Also gives you access to the HY Bond class taught by Sheldon Stone... you know, the multimillionaire but super humble guy who owns part of Oaktree. If you're interested in Finance, you should NOT hesitate and apply for this class.