Financial Markets

School of Business and Economics

Financial Markets

Full course description

The course deals with basic issues in finance, such as risk diversification and asset pricing, capital structure, investment valuation, market efficiency, dividend policy and the use of derivatives.

Course objectives

- Understand what finance theory says about how risky securities are priced in equilibrium.
- Understand what finance theory has to say about the mix between debt and

Prerequisites

Students are expected to understand the following finance concepts: Types of securities (stocks, bonds) and their returns; the concept of risk diversification and efficient frontiers, principles of time value of money.
Exchange students need to have taken at least one introductory finance course.
An advanced level of English

Recommended reading

Berk & De Marzo, Corporate Finance, Pearson
EBC2006
Period 2
28 Oct 2024
20 Dec 2024
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ECTS credits: 
6.5
Instruction language: 
English
Coordinator:
  • P. Jiao
Teaching methods: 
Assignment(s), PBL
Assessment methods: 
Final paper, Participation, Written exam