This page provides a link to the material for ECON/BUS 818.

Some examples of exam questions can be found in the file with the assignment questions.

Click here for BUS 818 Course Outline
Click here for a course syllabus
Click here for outline of the trading game
Click here for Math Pretest
Click here for Project Topics
Click here for the Term Paper Evaluation Worksheet
Click here for Tips on Writing the Term Paper
Click here for the 07-1 Takehome final
Click here for the Advanced 07-1 final
Click here for the 07-1 Midterm.
Click here for the sample midterm.
Click here for Sample Final
Click here for Cumulative Normal Table
Click here for Notes on the Binomial (Corrected)
Explaining Soy Crush Prices
Click here for background assignment questions.

Zip file with British Museum cuneiform pictures

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For those that would like to have .ppt files of the lectures:
Click here for Lecture 1
Click here for Lecture 2
Click here for Lecture 3
Click here for Lecture 4
Click here for Lecture 5
Click here for Lecture 6
Click here for Lecture 7
Click here for Lecture 8
Lectures 9 and 10 could be student group presentations.
Click here for Lecture 11
Click here for Lecture 12
Click here for the last Lecture

For those having font problems here are some links that enable you to download various fonts that are missing on your machine. If you do not have WordPerfect on your machine, download the following .zip file and copy the font files to the \windows\fonts subdirectory: fonts.zip If you are still having trouble with equations try: Wordperfect trial download
Another link that has a number of other fonts available is: Font list at Colorado State

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Click here for the group presentation slide shows

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Those wanting .pdf files of the chapters used in ECON 818 can download here. These files are not a complete copy of the book. Here is the copy of chapter 9 that is not included in the above .zip file. Click here for chapter 9

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Click here for Lingling Liao's project on Risk Management in the Gold Mining Industry

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Here are some interesting articles to ponder:
Facts and Fantasies about Commodity Futures
Warren Buffett on the Stock Market from Fortune Dec 10/01.
Value at Risk A summary on the Value at Risk methodology from Financial Analysts Journal, Mar/Apr 2000.
Tails, Turtles and Stereos My article from the Journal of Derivatives, Winter 1997. Please note there are a number of typos in this article which need to be correct. The corrections can be found here
Can You Derive Market Volatility Forecasts from the Observed Yield Curve Convexity Bias? from the Journal of Fixed Income (1997).

Link to webpage with readings from Security Analysis