BPF_AFIM Financial Markets

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Dagmar Vágnerová Linnertová, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Wed 16:20–17:55 P312
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
BPF_AFIM/01: Wed 18:00–19:35 P312, D. Vágnerová Linnertová
BPF_AFIM/02: Mon 9:20–11:00 P312, D. Vágnerová Linnertová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
((! BPF_FMRA Financial Markets )|| (! BPF_FMRN Financial Markets )|| (! BPF_FITR Financial Markets ))&&(! MPF_AFIM Financial Markets )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
A student will be able to specify and characterize structures and forms of financial markets with the focus on money market, bond and equity market, derivative market and commercial banking sector. A student will be able to classify particular financial products from the suitable segment of a financial market and calculate and evaluate investment yield of this products according to risk, revenue and liquidity. A student will be to discuss about advantages and disadvantages related with individual investment products and will be oriented in all financial market segments. In the section deals with a commercial banking sector a student will be able to determine the role of banks on financial markets, understand the importance of bank regulation and discuss about advantages and disadvantages related with fund transfer through investment products and/ or bank instruments.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Overview of the Financial Environment
  • 2. Money Markets
  • 3. Bond Markets
  • 4. Equity Market, Stock Offering and Investor Monitoring,
  • 5. Stock Valuation and Risk
  • 6. Mutual Fund Operations
  • 7. Financial Futures Markets
  • 8. Option Markets
  • 9. Mortgage Markets
  • 10. Commercial Banking - Commercial Bank Operations
  • 11. Commercial Banking - Bank Regulation
  • 12. Commercial Banking - Bank Management
  • 13. Summary of Investments
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Introduction of the seminar 2. Overview of the Financial Environment
  • 3. Money Markets and Bond Markets
  • 4. Progress test no 1
  • 5. Equity Market, Stock Offering and Investor Monitoring,
  • 6. Stock Valuation and Risk
  • 7. Mutual Fund Operations
  • 8. Financial Futures Markets
  • 9. Option Markets
  • 10. Mortgage Markets
  • 11. Progress test no 2
  • 12. Commercial Banking - Commercial Bank Operations
  • 13. Commercial Banking - Bank Regulation and Bank Management
Literature
    required literature
  • MADURA, Jeff. Financial markets and institutions. Abridget 9th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011, xxix, 714. ISBN 9780538482493. info
    recommended literature
  • MISHKIN, Frederic S. and Stanley G. EAKINS. Financial markets and institutions. 6th ed. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009, xxxix, 675. ISBN 9780321374219. info
Teaching methods
The course is dividend in individual lectures and seminars. In seminars there is delivered individual student’s essay presentation about the particular segment of a financial market. There are also solved problems related with topics of the course. The lecturer regularly prepares list of problems that is solved in seminar and gives extra points for student’s individual solution that is delivered at the end of every seminar.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by the written examination (questions in the form of a multiple choice). Total score from the written examination is 50 points.
In seminar there are written two progress tests with 30 points per a test (multiple choice, short essay or calculation). Student must get at least 36 points from both tests. The half of totaL tests points gained by a student is added to total score from final exam test.
Student must elaborate and deliver a presentation of an essay for maximum 20 points.
Total score is 100 points and at least 60 points is necessary for successful finishing of this course.
For the evaluation of students, the following scale is used: A 92 - 100%, B 84 - 91%, C 76 - 83%, D 68 - 75%, E 60 - 67%, F less than 60%.
In semminars a student can gain points base on his/her individual work, maximum extra points per a seminar are 3 points. Individual points from seminars are added to the final evaluation of a student and can improve a final grade!
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheatsheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (semester paper).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PFFITR nebo PFFMRA nebo PFFMRN nebo BPF_FMRA nebo BPF_FMRN nebo BPF_FITR
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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