VSFS:N_SFT Contemporary Financial Markets - Course Information

N_SFT Contemporary Financial Markets

Extent and Intensity

3/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Arnošt Klesla, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Arnošt Klesla, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Pokorná

Timetable of Seminar Groups

N_SFT/pFPH: Mon 8:45–9:29 S34, Mon 9:30–10:15 S34 and each even Monday 10:30–11:14 S34, each even Monday 11:15–12:00 S34, A. Klesla
N_SFT/vFPH: Fri 18. 3. 15:30–17:00 S35, 17:15–18:45 S35, Sat 19. 3. 8:00–9:30 S35, 9:45–11:15 S35, Fri 1. 4. 15:30–17:00 S35, 17:15–18:45 S35, A. Klesla

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

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

• Finance and Financial Services (programme VSFS, N-HPS) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the course "Contemporary financial markets" is to extend the knowledge of financial markets´ problems. The course first discusses the theoretical and methodological issues - theories of financial markets, the financial markets mechanism and the role of interest rates on financial markets. At the end of this course students should be able to analyze the various forms of financial markets, monetary and credit markets, capital markets (bond markets and equity markets) and financial markets and should be able to understand the basics of financial derivatives markets.Students should be able to understand and explain   international money and foreign exchange markets (forms of a market , its specific features, the use of financial instruments and operation mechanism, market participants, the price mechanism price and valuation of financial instruments).

Syllabus

• 1. Theory of Financial Markets 2. The interest rate and its measurement 3. Money and credit markets (PT) 4. Markets Bond (TD) 5. Markets shares (AT) 6. Markets in financial derivatives (TFD) 7. Mortgage Markets (HT) 8th Foreign exchange markets (DT) 9. control on the 10th financial markets crisis in financial markets 11. Integration of FT in terms of globalization 12. Current trends in the FT, aT / HFT, and MAA

Literature

required literature
• Pavlát V. Globální finanční trhy. Praha. VŠFS, 2013
• Pavlát, V. a kol. Kapitálové trhy. 2. vydání. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2005
• Záškodný P., Pavlát,V., Budík J..: Finanční deriváty a jejich oceňování. Praha: Eupress 2006
• Revenda Z. a kol. Peněžní ekonomie a bankovnictví. 4.vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2005.
• Pavlát, V. Burzy cenných papírů. Praha: VŠFS, 2003
• Durčáková,J.-Mandel,M. Mezinárodní finance. 2.doplněné vydání.Praha: Management Press, 2003

not specified
• Jílek J. Finanční trhy a investování, PrahaGRADA, 2009
• Rejnuš O. Finanční trhy, Ostrava, KEY Publishing, 2008

Teaching methods

Teaching takes the form of lectures, seminars and workshops in the form of full-time study; / controlled group consultations are used in the form of combined study. Minimum mandatory attendance at seminars / workshops in full-time studies is 75%, the controlled group consultations in combined form 50%. Students who fail to meet the mandatory level of participation may be given during the semester additional study obligations (to the extent that will demonstrate academic achievement and acquired competencies necessary for successful completion of course).

Assessment methods

Course is finished by oral examination. Students have to pass a final test and to present a seminar work (to be electronically sent to the teacher)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.

• Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2016, recent)
  
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