Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will have a basic understanding of the roles of capital markets, corporate financial policy, and how financial crises arise.
Curricular information is subject to change.
This course analyses, at both a practical and theoretical level, the process of investment in financial markets. Its aims are to introduce students to the various types of financial instruments in common use and to the economic theories that explain how they are priced. The types of securities considered include interest-bearing securities, equities and derivatives (options, futures, etc.). The course first explores how financial markets operate and how securities are bought and sold. The trade-off between higher returns and more `risky' pay-offs is then discussed. The problem of determining an optimal investment strategy, given beliefs about the probability distribution of returns, is also addressed. Other issues considered include the informational efficiency of financial markets and the relative usefulness of fundamental analysis and technical analysis in predicting price movements.
This course is not open to students taking the BSc in Economics & Finance.
This course is not open to students taking the BSc in Economics & Finance.
About this Module
The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
| Lectures | 22 |
| Total | 102 |
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Attend the lectures, do the problem sets, pass the exam. That is all.Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:FIN30100 - Investment and Portfolio Manag, FIN30150 - Financial Economics I, FIN30160 - Financial Economics II
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quizzes/Short Exercises: There will be three in class multiple choice exams. Exact times will be announced in class. There is a linear grading scheme: 95-100=A+, 90-94=A, etc |
Week 4, Week 8, Week 12 | Other | No | 100 |
No |
As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Online automated feedback
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Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 10:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |