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ES50122: Financial markets

[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]

Academic Year: 2022/23
Owning Department/School: Department of Economics
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EX 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Exam (EX 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take ES50114
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to:
* Assesses the investment decisions of individuals;
* Evaluate the efficiency of markets;
* use a range of techniques to value stocks;
* Analyse trading strategies in financial markets.

Aims: The aim of this unit is to provide students with an overview of investment and trading decisions in financial markets.

Skills: Intellectual Skills
* the facility to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of complex situations; TFA
* a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in financial markets; F
* the ability to acquire and analyse data, information and situations; to evaluate relevance and validity, and to synthesise it in the context of financial markets problems; FA
Professional Practical Skills
* evaluate the current standing of theories and empirical evidence; TFA
* operate effectively both independently as well as within teams and assume leadership roles where appropriate; FA
* be self-directed and able to act autonomously in planning and implementing. F
Transferable/Key Skills
* ability to conduct in-depth research into financial markets problems. FA
Personal/Interpersonal
* the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas. FA

Content: Efficient markets, Investment decisions, asset allocation, stock valuation, trading strategies.

Programme availability:

ES50122 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Economics
  • THES-AFM14 : MSc Applied Economics with Banking & Financial Markets

ES50122 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Economics

Notes:

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