MKF_STPR Structured products

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Tomáš Plíhal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Tomáš Plíhal, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Sat 21. 11. 16:00–19:50 P304, Fri 4. 12. 12:00–15:50 P106, Sat 9. 1. 12:00–15:50 P304
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject Structured products is devoted to modern financial instruments. Introduces the history, reasons for establishment, structure and possibilities of the use of structured products in practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able: to orientate oneself in the system of structured products, to understand the principles of functioning of these products and determination their prices; to use structured products for investment in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to structured products
  • 2. Options, options strategies, barrier options
  • 3. Capital protection products
  • 4. Participation products
  • 5. Yield enhancement products
  • 6. Leverage products
  • 7. Common special features of structured products
  • 8. Functionality options of structured products
  • 9. Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, and Commodity Products
  • 10. Recent developments of structured products
  • 11. Revision and applications
  • 12. Revision and applications
Literature
    required literature
  • BLÜMKE, Andreas. How to invest in structured products : a guide for investors and investment advisors. Chichester: Wiley, 2009, xvi, 374. ISBN 9780470746790. info
  • SVOBODA, Martin, Zdeněk HUSTÁK and David ROZUMEK. Strukturované investiční nástroje a investiční certifikáty (Structured investment instruments and investment certificates). 1st ed. Brno: Martin Svoboda, 2012, 35 pp. ISBN 978-80-260-1132-3. info
    recommended literature
  • RIEGER, Marc Oliver. Optionen, Derivate und strukturierte Produkte : ein Praxisbuch. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel, 2009, 398 s. ISBN 9783791029207. info
  • SVOBODA, Martin and David ROZUMEK. Investiční certifikáty. Praha: Komise pro cenné papíry, 2005, 48 s. ISBN 8023953176. info
  • SVOBODA, Martin. Jak ovládnout trhy : discount, bonus & co. Vyd. 1. Brno: CP Books, 2005, vi, 124. ISBN 8025107639. info
Teaching methods
tutorial
Assessment methods
Conditions for incoming to the exam:
- 1 written check test (min 60%, classification is included in the final grade of 50%),
- possibility to gain additional points for discussion during tutorials

Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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