Course: Financial Markets

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Course title Financial Markets
Course code MUFU/1FITR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Přílučíková Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Rejzková Radka, Ing.
Course content
01. Introduction to household finance and foundations of financial mathematics 02. The simple interest in applications 03. The compound interest in applications 04. Savings and regular investment 05. Pensions and rents 06. Loans and borrowings 07. Investment and investment decision-making 08. The bond market and fixed-income securities, yield curves, rating and duration 09. The stock market and equity securities 10. International currency market and foreign currency operations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises, Individual work of students, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No previous knowledge from other courses is needed for course enrollment.
No previous knowledge from other courses is needed for course enrollment.
The student is required to use own personal calculator in the class.
The student is required to use own personal calculator in the class.
learning outcomes
explain the concept of the time value of money (TVM)
explain the concept of the time value of money (TVM)
demonstrate and comprehensively explain the usage of formulas in solving time value problems
demonstrate and comprehensively explain the usage of formulas in solving time value problems
explain and interpret the effective annual rate and the percentage rate of charge (APR)
explain and interpret the effective annual rate and the percentage rate of charge (APR)
explain a term investment, and classify investments into basic categories
explain a term investment, and classify investments into basic categories
characterize the risk-adjusted expected return of investment
characterize the risk-adjusted expected return of investment
characterize stock market, bond, and money market
characterize stock market, bond, and money market
Skills
calculate and interpret of simple interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret of simple interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret the compound interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret the compound interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret the combined interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret the combined interest using various real cases
calculate and interpret the effective annual rate
calculate and interpret the effective annual rate
solve saving and regular investment problems by applying basic principles of financial mathematics of annuities using various real cases including regular savings on savings and term accounts, building savings, retirement insurance, pensions and rents, deferred pensions, and combined savings and pension-based real cases
solve saving and regular investment problems by applying basic principles of financial mathematics of annuities using various real cases including regular savings on savings and term accounts, building savings, retirement insurance, pensions and rents, deferred pensions, and combined savings and pension-based real cases
solve loans and mortgage amortization problems for different frequencies of installments and values of annuities
solve loans and mortgage amortization problems for different frequencies of installments and values of annuities
calculate and interpret the risk-adjusted expected return of investment
calculate and interpret the risk-adjusted expected return of investment
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Lecturing
Lecturing
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Individual work of students
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
assessment methods
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Biehler, T. J. The mathematics of money: math for business and personal business decisions. Mc-Graw Hill, 2008.
  • Bierman, Harold a Seymour Smidt. Financial Management for Decsion Making. Washington: Beard Books, 2003. ISBN 1-58798-212-9.
  • Cipra, T. Matematika cenných papírů. Praha : Professional Publishing, 2013.
  • Cipra, T. Praktický průvodce finanční a pojistnou matematikou. Praha: Ekopress., 2015.
  • Defusco, R. A, McLeavey, D.W., Pinto, J.E. a D. E. Runkle. Quantitative investment analysis. Third edition.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-10422-3.
  • Jílek, Josef. Finanční trhy a investování. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-1653-4.
  • Musílek, P. Trhy cenných papírů. 2.vyd.. Praha: Ekopress., 2011.
  • Radová J., Dvořák, P. a J. Málek. Finanční matematika pro každého. 8., rozš. vyd.. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4831-3.
  • Šoba, O. a Širůček, M. Finanční matematika v praxi: 2., aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Grada Publishing a.s., 2017.
  • Zima, Petr. Schaum's outline of mathematics of finance. 2nd ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN 978-0-07-175605-1.


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