| Unit name | Financial Markets and Investments |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EFIMM0110 |
| Credit points | 15 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ho |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to provide students with knowledge of financial market instruments, trading strategies and contemporary issues in investment management and financial markets. The unit begins with an introduction of financial markets and instruments such as equities, bonds, and derivatives, and discusses the trading strategies employing these financial instruments. Students will also study about financial analysts, funds managers, and foreign exchange market. Finally, students will review and discuss contemporary issues in financial markets.
1. Students will be able to explain and apply the pricing principles and trading strategies for financial instruments such as equities, bonds, and financial derivatives;
2. Students will be able to discuss issues related to the efficient market hypothesis, behavioural finance and contemporary issues on financial markets and investments
3. Students will be able to explain and apply the principles of portfolio theory in investment management
4. Students will be able to discuss and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of popular asset pricing models, such as CAPM and APT models.
5. Students will be able to analyse and solve financial problems in the context of uncertainty, such as making personal finance decision, building investment portfolios and making investment recommendations.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
Summative Assessment:
100% Exam (3 hours) which covers LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4 and LO5
Any re-assessment required will be a like for like assessment
Formative Assessment:
- Tutorial questions (one tutorial every two weeks)If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EFIMM0110).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
