Immersion Learning

Capital Markets and Asset Management

The Capital Markets and Asset Management (CMAM) immersion is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in asset management, research, sales or trading. This immersion should directly benefit anyone interested in a career on the Buy-side or a non-investment banking career on Wall Street.

The immersion is comprised of a Practicum and coordinated course work in Investment and Portfolio Management and Valuation Principles. Students also have elective options which allow them to tailor the immersion to best serve their own unique interests.

The Practicum has five main components:

Wall Street exposure
Equity Markets
Fixed Income Markets
Research and Asset Management
Guest Lecture Series

Participants in the immersion take part in two programs conducted in New York City

Day with a Trader - A two day program taking place in the Fall term of the first year where participants visit top investment firms to receive training and experience the environment of a live trading floor.
Week on Wall Street - A four day program conducted as part of the Practicum where participants meet with professionals from top investment firms to work through cases and hear presentations (substantial advance preparation required).

In aggregate, the CMAM immersion seeks to expose students to a range of practical information and to prepare them to succeed in their summer internships and subsequent search for a full-time position in the financial markets.

Faculty
Robert C. Andolina, Senior Lecturer of Finance
Richard A. Uhlig, Executive in Residence, CEO, Morgan Stanley Bank
Mark A. Zurack, Visiting Lecturer, Managing Director (Retired), Goldman
David Weinbaum, Assistant Professor of Finance
Gideon Saar, Assistant Professor of Finance

Courses Included in Capital Markets and Asset Management Immersion: NBA 583 Capital Markets and Asset Management Practicum; NBA 656 Valuation Principles; NBA 542 Investment and Portfolio Management; NCC 508 Managing Operations; NCC 504 Managing and Leading in Organizations

Highly Recommended Classes for CMAM - up to 3 credits may be added: NBA 500 Intermediate Accounting; NBA 506 Financial Statement Analysis; NBA 673 Derivatives I; NBA 674 Derivatives II; NBA 511 Financial Modeling; Consulting Focus is not offered with the Capital Markets & Asset Management Immersion.