GEST0832-4

Duration

40h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

	Master in law, professional focus in management	5 crédits
	Master in law (120 ECTS) (Econonomic and social law, minor in management)	5 crédits
	Bachelor in economics and business management	5 crédits
	Bachelor in business engineering	5 crédits
	Master in human resources management (120 ECTS) (Management)	5 crédits
	Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)	5 crédits
	Bachelor in mathematics	5 crédits
	Master in mathematics (120 ECTS)	5 crédits
	Master in mathematics (60 ECTS)	5 crédits

Lecturer

Georges Hübner

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

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.

Part 1 :Introduction to financial markets
Part 2 : Debt markets
Part 3: Derivatives markets
Part 4 : Equity markets
Part 5 : Notions of portfolio management

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To provide an introduction to the mechanics and economic characteristics of financial markets.
To keep up with the financial news

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Elementary financial mathematics, notions in macroeconomics and microeconomics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercise sessions

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Lectures (40h) Exercise Sessions (15h)

Assessment methods and criteria

Criteria of evaluation

Written exam, 1st and 2nd exam session, on the basis of an MCQ

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course planning and class locations will be available on Lol@.
PLEASE consult the platform before evey class for possible changes.
Examination regulations:
- no mobile phones or other electronic devices are allowed in the exam room.
- only the use of non-programmable caculators is allowed during the exam.
In case of breaching of these regulations, the lecturer reserves the right to dismiss students from the exam room and give them a score of 0/20.

Contacts

Lecturers: D.Sougné, N1 Tél: 04/232.73.05 E-Mail : danielle.sougne@uliege.be

Assistant
Elodie Ernst
Georges Broché

Financial Markets