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Banking and Capital Markets

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Course Unit Code154-0304/06
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUL20prof. Ing. Lumír Kulhánek, CSc.
KOR21Ing. Kateřina Kořená, Ph.D.
NOV33Ing. Martina Novotná, Ph.D.
NOV329Ing. Josef Novotný, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is to introduce the role and importance of financial markets. Students will learn to understand banking system's, money and capital market's principles and functioning. At the end of the course, students should be able to understand central and commercial banking, to distinguish particular banking products, to compare financial intermediaries, to master various types of securities, to learn investment principles including collective investment, to evaluate situation in the Czech financial market and in global financial markets.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to introduce the role and importance of financial markets. Students will learn to understand banking system's, money and capital market's principles and functioning. After passing the course, students should be able to know:
-to understand central and commercial banking,
-to distinguish particular banking products,
-to compare financial intermediaries,
-to master various types of securities,
-to learn investment principles including collective investment,
-to evaluate the situation at the Czech financial market and in global financial markets.

Course Contents
Financial system, financial markets.
Banking system, its structure in ČR a EU.
History of banking, new trends of development.
Central bank , its main functions.
Role of commercial banks, autoratization criteria, banking licence.
Passive banking.
Active banking.
Bilance - neutral banking.
System of payment, clearing - noncash payment system.
Financial crisis and its influnce on the structure of banking system.
Capital market instruments.
Money market instruments.
Analysis of stocks and bonds.
Financial investment, types of invetment.
Capital market subjects, stock exchanges, BCPP, RM-S, Central depository.
IPO.
Collective investment.
Czech capital market, regulation of the Czech capital market.
Global financial markets.
Contemporary situation in the financial markets.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
KANTNEROVÁ, Liběna. Základy bankovnictví: teorie a praxe. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-595-4.
MADURA, Jeff. Financial markets and institutions. 13th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2021. ISBN 978-0357130797.
REJNUŠ, Oldřich. Finanční trhy: učebnice s programem na generování cvičných testů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, dotisk 2022. ISBN 978-80-247-5871-8.
KANTNEROVÁ, Liběna. Základy bankovnictví: teorie a praxe. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-595-4.
MADURA, Jeff. Financial markets and institutions. 13th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2021. ISBN 978-0357130797.
REJNUŠ, Oldřich. Finanční trhy: učebnice s programem na generování cvičných testů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, dotisk 2022. ISBN 978-80-247-5871-8.


Recommended Reading:
CASU, Barbara, Claudia GIARDONE and Philip MOLYNEUX. Introduction to Banking. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-24033-6.
CHOUDHRY, Moorad. The Principles of Banking. 2nd ed. Singapore: Wiley, 2023. ISBN 978-1119755647.
VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 3. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-212-4.
CASU, Barbara, Claudia GIARDONE and Philip MOLYNEUX. Introduction to Banking. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-24033-6.
CHOUDHRY, Moorad. The Principles of Banking. 2nd ed. Singapore: Wiley, 2023. ISBN 978-1119755647.
VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 3. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-212-4.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluationCredit85 (85)85
        TestWritten test85 85