International financial economy

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Leif Van Neuss

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is articulated around 5 main parts:
1. The Economic cycle and economic indicators
2 Money Markets
3. Bond Markets
4.Foreign Exchange Markets
5. Derivatives Markets

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

One of our goals will be to understand the mechanisms of Financial Markets as well as Participants and Financial Products.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge of Financial mathematics (capitalisation, actualisation ), macroeconomics and microeconomics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercises and analysis of current financial information.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Lectures and exercices.

Recommended or required readings

Slides available on the Intranet before the course.
Podcats available on the Intranet.
Recommanded:
Lawrence Gitman & Michael Joehnk, Investissements et marchés financiers, Pearson Education.
Erwan Le Saout, Introduction aux Marchés financiers, Economica

Assessment methods and criteria

Written Exam 1st and 2nd session

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

• Teacher