FTR Financial Market

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Ing. Martin Maršík, Ph.D.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OBOR(CAP)
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 supported by learning outcomes
The subject interprets the functioning of financial markets and provides information on individual regions, tools and subjects of these markets. Graduates are able to: - master and explain questions related to capital and finacial markets and trading with particular finacial instruments - conduct the business with securities through an intermediary on the PSE - map the financial system of the selected developing country (an essay)on the basis of the information in English language.
Syllabus
  • 1. Financial market - the nature and importance
  • 2. Money market, capital market,
  • 3. Securities - the nature, attributes, methods of valuation
  • 4. Long-term securities - Stocks, bonds.
  • 5. Short-term securities - bills, checks.
  • 6. Introduction to the concepts of yield and risk
  • 7. Financial investments
  • 8. Introduction to portfolio theory
  • 9. Capital market operators
  • 10. Dealing with   Securities Exchange and OTC trades
  • 11. Prague Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange
  • 12. Collective investment and its tools
  • 13. Trends and current situation on world financial markets
Literature
    required literature
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Finanční trhy a investování. In Finanční trhy a instituce. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 648 s. Finanční trhy a instituce. ISBN 978-80-247-1653-4. Obsah info
    recommended literature
  • REVENDA, Zbyněk. Peněžní ekonomie a bankovnictví. Management Press, 2005. ISBN 80-7261-132-1. info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Critical Thinking
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial 16
Preparation for the exam1515
Elaboration of an essay1111
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion 10
Total:5252
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Seminary Work 30 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course: Seminar Work: maximum 30% (0-30 points), Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, summer 2011, winter 2011, summer 2012, winter 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, winter 2014, summer 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2014, recent)
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