Faculty of Economics

Fundamentals of Financial Markets

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Name of Lecturer(s)	Personal ID	Name
Course Unit Code	154-0360/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated	3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *	Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *	First Cycle
Year of Study *	Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is delivered	Winter Semester
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Language of Instruction	Czech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites	Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
	KOR21	Ing. Kateřina Kořená, Ph.D.
	BOR30	Ing. Martina Borovcová, Ph.D.
	NOV33	Ing. Martina Novotná, Ph.D.
	NOV329	Ing. Josef Novotný, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is focused on acquiring basic knowledge of financial markets. It provides an introduction to banking, capital markets and insurance. After finishing the course students can define basic functions of financial markets, will be familiar with banking system functioning, will be able to distinguish banking products, will understand problems of securities and investment, will grasp principles of insurance industry.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course is focused on acquiring basic knowledge of financial markets,i.e. banking, capital markets and insurance. After finishing the course students: -can define basic functions of financial markets, -will be familiar with banking system functioning, -will be able to distinguish banking products, -will understand problems of securities and investment, -will grasp principles of insurance industry.
Course Contents
Structure and functions of financial markets, financial intermediaries Characterisics of banking system Commercial banks and their role in the banking system and in the economy Central bank and its role in the economy Passive banking operations Active banking operations Off-balance sheet banking activities Payment systems and their classification Instruments of noncash payment system Types of securities - shares, bonds, other securities Financial investment Collective investment Capital markets participants, stock exchanges, BCPP, RM-S Czech capital market Insurance industry and policy Life insurance Non-life insurance Pension funds
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CECCHETTI Stephen G. a Kermit L. SCHOENHOLTZ. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 6th ed. New York. MacGraw-Hill, 2020. 736 p. ISBN 978-1260226782. KANTNEROVÁ, Liběna. Základy bankovnictví. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. 232 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-595-4. VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 3. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2019. 952 s. ISBN: 999-00-018-4966-5.
CECCHETTI Stephen G. a Kermit L. SCHOENHOLTZ. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets. 6th ed. New York. MacGraw-Hill, 2020. 736 p. ISBN 978-1260226782. KANTNEROVÁ, Liběna. Základy bankovnictví. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. 232 s. ISBN 978-80-7400-595-4. VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. 3. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2019. 952 s. ISBN: 999-00-018-4966-5.
Recommended Reading:
CIPRA, Tomáš. Praktický průvodce finanční a pojistnou matematikou. 3.vyd. Praha: Ekopress. 2015. 308 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-18-7. DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Pojištění a pojišťovnictví. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. 306 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-25-5. REJNUŠ, Oldřich. Finanční trhy. 4. aktualiz. a rozšíř. vyd Praha: Grada, 2014. 768 s. ISBN: 978-80-247-3671-6.
CIPRA, Tomáš. Praktický průvodce finanční a pojistnou matematikou. 3.vyd. Praha: Ekopress. 2015. 308 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-18-7. DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Pojištění a pojišťovnictví. 3. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. 306 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-25-5. REJNUŠ, Oldřich. Finanční trhy. 4. aktualiz. a rozšíř. vyd Praha: Grada, 2014. 768 s. ISBN: 978-80-247-3671-6.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Task Title	Task Type		Maximum Number of Points (Act. for Subtasks)	Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit	Credit		85 (85)	85
Písemka	Written test		85	85