M_FKT Financial and Capital Markets

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
4/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Pavel Rousek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Martin Maršík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD.
Study Department – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Study Department – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – 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 aim is to explain the importance of financial and capital markets for the company. The course focuses on raising capital, various instruments of financial and capital markets. Students also get an overview of the organization of financial and capital markets. After successful completion of the course the student:
understands the organization and functioning of financial markets and monetary policy at macro and micro level
explains the function and nature of money
describes the mechanism of monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policies
evaluates financial instruments and financial derivatives
understands the functioning of capital markets
understands the function of capital markets in a market economy
calculates yield, risk and liquidity of different investment instruments
applies basic methods, tools, and principles of technical and psychological analysis on capital markets
describes and compares selected world stock markets
Syllabus
  • The role of financial markets and financial institutions in the economy. Nature, function, structure and importance of financial markets.
  • Definition, creation and extinction of money.
  • Bank system - the central bank, commercial banks and payment systems.
  • Monetary policy.
  • Transmission mechanism of monetary policy.
  • Exchange rate policy.
  • Function, structure and role of capital markets. (Allocation of savings, characteristics of capital markets, the structure of capital markets and the status of capital markets in economies).
  • Regulation and supervision of capital markets (for reasons of regulation and supervision, methods and tools of regulation and supervision, regulation and supervision in the Czech Republic).
  • Equity markets. Valuing shares. Basic principles of fundamental, technical and psychological analysis of stocks. Efficient market theory.
  • Bond markets. Valuing bonds and the core principles of analysis of the bonds.
  • Markets of financial derivatives (options, futures, swaps, warrants).
  • The primary and secondary markets. Exchange and OTC markets. Exchange system and its elements.
  • Prague Stock Exchange. RM-System and the World Exchange Centres (NYSE, LSE, TSE, EURONEXT).
Literature
    required literature
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Finanční trhy a investování. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 648 s. Finanční trhy a instituce. ISBN 978-80-247-1653-4.
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Akciové trhy a investování. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 656 s. Finanční trhy a instituce. ISBN 978-80-247-2963-3.
    recommended literature
  • REVENDA, Zbyněk. Peníze a zlato. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2013, 269 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-260-4.
  • REVENDA, Zbyněk. Centrální bankovnictví. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2011, 558 s. ISBN 978-80-7261-230-7.
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, 789 s. ISBN 978-80-7357-647-9.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for seminars6186
Preparation for exam6287
Attendance on Lectures39 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion209
Total:182182
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – oral 100 %
Exam conditions
The course deals with the processing of data that are indispensable for managing the company. The aim is to get an overview of various methods, how data can be processed and analyzed to be a valuable asset in business management.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2017, winter 2019, winter 2021, winter 2022, SUMMER 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2016, recent)
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