ES30096: Economics of financial markets
[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Economics |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Group Coursework (CW 100%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take ES20011 AND ( take ES20012 OR take ES20070 )
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| Learning Outcomes:
| At the end of the unit students should:
* Understand how stocks and derivatives are valued in markets
* Be able to assess how participants learn and act on information optimally
* Be able to analyse the management of asset portfolios.
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| Aims: | To provide students with the ability to critically analyse the value of assets in stock and derivatives markets, the strategic behaviour of investors, and decision making in asset management.
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| Skills: | Problem solving, abstraction, modelling of real-world situations, recognising strategic behaviour by market participants.
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| Content: | Asset pricing models, derivatives pricing, learning in financial markets, asset management approaches
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| Programme availability: |
ES30096 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Mathematics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics (Year 3)
- UHES-AAB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB01 : BSc(Hons) Economics and Politics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHES-ACB03 : BSc(Hons) Economics with Combined Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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