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Terminated in academic year 2017/2018

Financial Markets

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 154-0511/04
Abbreviation FMa
Course title Financial Markets
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Finance
Course coordinator Ing. Martina Novotná, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Financial system, financial markets
Securities, characteristic of securities
Capital market
Capital market instruments
Stocks
Bonds
Money market
Money market instruments
Financial investment
Subjects of financial markets, their role and responsibility
Prague Stock Exchange, RM-System, Central Depository
IPO, information duty of registered securities issuers
Collective investment
Types of funds
Legislative basis of financial markets
Supervision and regulation in financial markets
Basic ethic principles in financial markets
Contemporary situation in financial markets, the lesson from financial crisis

Literature

BRANDL, Michael W., 2021. Money, Banking, Financial Markets & Institutions. Online. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN 978-1-337-90482-7 .
CECCHETTI, Stephen G. a SCHOENHOLTZ, Kermit L., 2024. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 2024 release. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-1-266-96695-8 
MADURA, Jeff a PASKELIAN, Ohaness, 2025. Financial Markets & Institutions. 14th ed. Mason, OH: Cengage. ISBN 978-0-357-98829-9 .

Advised literature

MISHKIN, Frederic S. a EAKINS, Stanley G., 2024. Financial Markets and Institutions. 10th ed. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-292-45953-0 .
SAUNDERS, Anthony; CORNETT, Marcia Millon a ERHEMJAMTS, Otgontsetseg, 2024. Financial Markets and Institutions. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education. ISBN 978-1-265-06834-9 .
REILLY, Frank K.; BROWN, Keith C. a LEEDS, Sanford J., 2025. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. 12th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN 978-0-357-98817-6