Course: Investment Strategies

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Course title Investment Strategies
Course code MUFU/2INST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sadil Vojtěch, Ing. et Ing. PhD. LL.M.
Course content
Module 1- Introduction to Investment Philosophies and Strategies Module 2- Economics for Investors Module 3- Risk in investing and how to manage it Module 4- Introduction to behavioral finance and investment psychology Module 5- Technical Analysis I (Basics and Indicators) Module 6- Technical Analysis II (advanced tools and applications) Module 7- Fundamental analysis and formulation of investment theses Module 8- Active investing and contrarianism Module 9- Hedge Fund Investment Strategies Module 10- Market Timing Module 11- Passive Investing Module 12- Ethical and Sustainable Investments

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Observation, Demonstration, Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Exercises on PC, Teamwork, Analysis of a presentation, Text analysis, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 21 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No previous knowledge from other courses is needed for course enrollment. Students acquire a new skill set directly within the course. The student is required to use own personal calculator in the class.
No previous knowledge from other courses is needed for course enrollment. Students acquire a new skill set directly within the course. The student is required to use own personal calculator in the class.
learning outcomes
- knowledge of the principles of the most important investment strategies and the ability to classify them - knowledge of the principles of technical and fundamental analysis, including their advantages and disadvantages - knowledge of the philosophy of value, contrarian, and passive investing - knowledge of the key aspects of risk management in the investment process - knowledge of the process of developing one's own investment strategy
- knowledge of the principles of the most important investment strategies and the ability to classify them - knowledge of the principles of technical and fundamental analysis, including their advantages and disadvantages - knowledge of the philosophy of value, contrarian, and passive investing - knowledge of the key aspects of risk management in the investment process - knowledge of the process of developing one's own investment strategy
Skills
- choose an appropriate investment strategy for their investment in the financial markets - apply appropriate tools and techniques to minimize risk in the investment process - apply technical analysis to real market data - formulate an investment thesis - explain the principles and approaches to investment portfolio construction
- choose an appropriate investment strategy for their investment in the financial markets - apply appropriate tools and techniques to minimize risk in the investment process - apply technical analysis to real market data - formulate an investment thesis - explain the principles and approaches to investment portfolio construction
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Text analysis
Text analysis
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Exercises on PC
Exercises on PC
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • DAMODARAN, A. Investment philosophies: successful strategies and the investors who made them work. 2nd ed. 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-01151-5.
  • GRAHAM, B., ZWEIG, J. Inteligentní investor. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1792-0.
  • KOHOUT, P. Investiční strategie pro třetí tisíciletí, 7., aktualiz. a přeprac. vyd.. Praha, 2013. ISBN 9788024750644.
  • MANDELBROT, B., HUDSON, R. The Misbehaviour of Markets, A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward. London, 2005. ISBN 1861977905.
  • STEFANINI, F. Investment Strategies of Hedge Funds. Chichester, 2006. ISBN 978-0-470-02627.
  • ŠOBA, O., ŠIRŮČEK, M. Finanční matematika v praxi. 2. aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0250-1.


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