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ES52064: Financial markets

[Page last updated: 14 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Economics
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EXCB 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Exam (EXCB 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before or while taking this module you must take ES52051 OR take ES52063
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to: Analyse trading strategies in financial markets Evaluate the stability of financial markets Develop investment strategies to diversify risks Discuss strategies to control risks in investments


Synopsis: Learn about the basic principles of decision-making in financial markets, including factors that affect trading, investment, and risk control. You'll explore how trading decisions are made using available information, observed prices and trading volumes; and how these decisions affect market outcomes, such as prices. Using this knowledge, you'll study portfolio considerations of investment and the risks associated with such investments.

Content: Trading and price formation, Speculation and market stability, Asset allocation, Risk management

Course availability:

ES52064 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Economics
  • THES-AFM43 : MSc Applied Economics (Banking and Financial Markets)

ES52064 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Economics

Notes:

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