ECON 123Forecasting of Asset Prices and Portfolio Design
Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Highly recommended: coding basics. Study of main theoretical models of exchange rates, stocks and bonds, and how to make real-time forecasts by applying such models to real-world data. Students learn statistical tests to evaluate accuracy of forecasts, and how to assess the risk-reward trade-offs of portfolios. Analysis of central bank announcements and newspaper articles about financial markets. Students gain applied research and presentation skills.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 41, 102, 103, 103L, or consent of instructor. Enforced corequisite: course 123L. Preparation: familiarity with use of spreadsheets, such as Excel.
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
ECON 123
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
- ECON 102Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
- ECON 123LForecasting of Asset Prices and Portfolio Design Laboratory
5 direct requisites. Showing 39 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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