Checking date: 07/09/2023


Course: 2023/2024

Introduction to Financial Markets
(16747)
Master in Financial Sector Technologies: FinTech (Plan: 461 - Estudio: 313)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: MORENO MUÑOZ, JESUS DAVID

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
None
Objectives
GENERAL COMPETENCES - Having knowledge useful for researching - Having abilities to solve complex problems - Getting ethical behavior - Understanding the basic topics about Financial Markets - Understand the risk measures and diversification process - Having knowledge of different agents in financial markets
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1- Introduction to Financial Markets 2- Portfolio Theory 3- Asset Pricing Models 4- Efficiency Hypothesis and several puzzles in financial markets 5- Derivatives 6- Debt Policies and dividend policies in companies
Learning activities and methodology
- Case discussion in the classroom - Written exercises - Specific e-learning activities - The theoretical contents are presented using Power Point slides by the faculty. - Empirical exercises with computer.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • María Gutierrez y J. David Moreno. Manual Práctico de Economía Financiera. Piramide. 2023
Additional Bibliography
  • Bodie, Z., Kane, A. and Marcus, A. J.. Investments. McGraw Hill.
  • Brealey R., S. C. Myers and F. Allen. Principios de Finanzas Corporativas. McGraw Hill. 2020

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.