Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Financial Markets | ||
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Duration :
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| 40h Th, 15h Pr | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Georges Hübner, Danielle Sougné | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to the mechanics and economic characteristics of financial markets. The course proposes a typology of financial markets, then analyses theses markets and their products. This course serves as a basis for almost all subsequent advanced finance courses in corporate finance, portfolio management, banking and derivatives.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To provide an introduction to the mechanics and economic characteristics of financial markets.
To familiarize the students to Bloomberg. To keep up with the financial news |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Elementary financial mathematics, notions in macroeconomics and microeconomics. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Exercise sessions | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures (40h) Exercise Sessions (15h) | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides available on the internet
Gitman & Joehnk, Fundamentals of Investing |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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Criteria of evaluation
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| See comments in french | ||
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Contacts :
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| Teachers:
D.Sougné, N1
Tél: 04/232.73.05
E-Mail : danielle.sougne@ulg.ac.be
G. Hübner, N1 E-Mail: g.hübner@ulg.ac.be Assistants Boris Fays, N1 boris.fays@student.ulg.ac.be Thomas Bonesire tbonesire@ulg.ac.be |
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