Available: BSc Accounting and Finance (and with language) and the Department of Economics
Must be available to take final exam
Exclusions
Description
The module will cover current developments in the Finance and Investments area and will provide a framework and structure of various financial problems. Topics covered include Modern Portfolio Theory, Asset Pricing Theories, Derivatives, Market Efficiency, Investment Performance Evaluation, Fixed Income Securities; and Global Investment.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to: Understand and measure risk in financial markets; understand the relationship between risk and return; understand the nature and pricing of derivative securities; understand the efficient capital markets and empirical challenges to market efficiency; appraise various risk-adjusted return measures, and use these measures to evaluate investment performance; understand the fixed income investments and the related topics; understand the foreign exchange rates and risks involved in global investment.