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Description
Aims:
The module exposes participants to an overview of the Financial Markets and its key participants and products.
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of the module, a student will be able to:
- Understand the function of financial markets and their key participants.
- Have an overview of the main exchanges and the different ways that their indices are calculated.
- Understand the fixed income market and its major products.
- Understand the FX market and its major products.
- Understand the equity market and its major products.
- Understand the derivative market and its major products.
- Understand credit risk, its effect on the pricing of financial assets and credit related financial products.
Indicative content:
The following are indicative of the topics the module will typically cover:
- Exter鈥檚 inverted pyramid.
- Public and private sector institutional participants.
- Major exchanges and indices.
- Overview of consumer, corporate and investment banking financial services.
- Fixed income market and products.
- FX market and products.
- Equity market and products.
- Derivative market and products.
- Credit risk and derivatives.
Requisites:
To be eligible to select this module as an optional or elective, a student must: (1) be registered on a programme and year of study for which it is a formally available; and (2) have an understanding of the fundamental macroeconomics and software services.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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