Key words
Financial economy 1
Objectives
Introducing the students to the basic principles of banking and investment decisions; description of basic products, techniques and features of European stock exchanges; illustration of the evolution of European stock exchanges.
Prerequisites
None
Topics
Part 1 :
-Money, electronic payment systems
-The organisation of teh Belgian Stock exchange : 9 different market segments, characteristics of BXS, pricing mechanism, order types, international developments, crashes
-Determinants of the retrurn of stock capital
-IPO's
-Analysis of stock indexes
-fundamental -technical analysis
Part 2 :
-the bondsmarket : characterisics return, determinants of the return of bonds, bond ratings, duration, primary and secundary bond markets
-facts and figures about the Belgian banking sector : number of banks, number of personnel, products, balance sheets, return indicators,...
-definition of other financial intermediaries : sector characteristics of holdings, investmentbanks, venture capitalists, insurance companies.
-Detailed view on the basics of venture capital mgt
-The interbankin g market
-The use of purchase/repurchas agreements
Teaching Methods
lectures
- exercises
Materials used
teacher's text
Study guidance
Assessment
closed book - open book written examination - oral examination
Course
Study costs
15 €
Lecturer(s)
Carine SMOLDERS
Language
Dutch
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