Financial Markets and Investments

Objectives

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General characterization

Code

33160

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Available soon

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 168

Teaching language

EN

Prerequisites

Not Applicable

Bibliography

Not Applicable

Teaching method

Expositional and Questioning Method, Case Study analysis; problem solving activities; active learning;


Evaluation method

Individual final exam (100%).


Subject matter

1. Markets, financial instruments and institutions: Financial System; Segmentation of financial markets; Trading of Financial Instruments: Public Offerings, Trading Systems, Participants



2. Portfolio Choice: Risk and return of an asset / portfolio; diversification; Markowitz Efficient Frontier; Decision-making under uncertainty; Selecting optimal portfolios



3. Equilibrium models in financial markets: Market Index Model; CAPM; APT theory; Efficiency of financial markets



4. Analysis and evaluation of financial investments



4.1.Bonds and other debt securities: modalities and characteristics; yield curve; pricing; measures of return / risk, rating; interest rate risk hedging and immunization strategies



4.2.Stocks: Typology, Fundamental and Technical Analysis; Discounted cash flow models; Market Multiples; Capital Increases and Evaluation of Rights



4.3.Investment Funds



4.4.Warrants



4.5.Financial derivatives


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