Course: Financial Markets

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Course title Financial Markets
Course code UPEM/PFIT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sejkora František, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Novotný Josef, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Money and financial markets. Banking system. Czech National Bank and commercial banks. Banking business and services. Active and passive banking. Capital markets and investment instruments. Commodity markets. Activity of commodity exchanges. Exchange markets and its instruments.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with overall knowledge of financial markets and its structure. The course focuses on financial markets with more detailed orientation in banking. Students are briefly introduced to capital markets and stocks and bonds. The accent is put on commodity and exchange markets. Students will understand the structure of financial markets, especially commodity and exchange markets.
A student will be able to use banking system, passive and active operations of banks and banking products. The student handles issues of the stock market and types of investment instruments. He will be geared to the commodity markets and options trading in various commodities. He will understand the course and conditions of trading on foreign exchange markets.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Student performance assessment

The graded assignment is granted upon completion of the following conditions: attendance at seminars, completion of all seminar tasks, eventually passing the final test.
Recommended literature
  • DURČÁKOVÁ, J., MANDEL, M.:. Mezinárodní finance. Praha: Management Press, 2007.
  • JÍLEK, J.:. Akciové trhy a investování. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2009.
  • NESNÍDAL, T., PODHAJSKÝ, P.:. Obchodování na komoditních trzích. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005.
  • POLOUČEK, S. a kol.:. Bankovnictví. 1. vydání. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2006.
  • PULPÁNOVÁ, S.:. Komerční bankovnictví v České republice. Praha: Oeconomica, 2007.
  • REJNUŠ,O.:. Finanční trhy. 3. vydání. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2011.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Management of Financial Risks (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2013) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2016) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Management of Financial Risks (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2016) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2015) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2014) Category: Economy 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2015) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Management of Financial Risks (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer