A Finance major explores key topics designed to equip students with the necessary skills to successfully pursue a variety of careers including stock broking, insurance and banking. Finance students at Murdoch study areas such as investment analysis, corporate finance and international finance. Issues relevant to employees working in finance include capital investment decisions, cost of capital, sources of funds, dividend policy, working capital management, efficient capital markets, portfolio management, the use of options, futures, forward exchange contracts and other derivative financial instruments.