- Department: The York Management School
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2024-25 |
This module will:
Equip students with the knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the financial markets and institutions
Introduce students to the interplay between financial markets, financial institutions, managers and agents, and financial instruments.
Build students’ understanding of the main theories and models for valuing financial market instruments, measuring risk and return and analysing the characteristics and structure of financial institutions and markets,
Discuss ongoing and controversial issues related to the financial market.
After successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Subject content
Demonstrate an understanding of the basic tools used in financial markets
Critically evaluate the role of financial markets, instruments and institutions
Evaluate the professional, theoretical and applied techniques required for international financial management
Understand current issues significant for the operation of financial markets and the financial system
Academic and graduate skills
Advanced subject-specific knowledge and understanding
Cognitive (thinking) skills: through self-study and assessments
Interpret empirical evidence
Analytical skills required to undertake finance calculations
Solve numerical problems in finance
Communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing via written assignments
Indicative content:
Introduction to the module and different market settings and participants (P, chapters 1, 2, 3,)
Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Determination (P, chapter 4)
Domestic and International Money Markets (P Chapter 5)
The Domestic and International Bond Market (P. Chapter 6)
The Foreign Exchange Market (P, Chapter 11)
Theories of Exchange Rate Determination (P, chapter 12)
Financial Futures, Options and Swaps (P, chapters 13, 14, 15, 16)
Financial Innovation and the Credit Crunch (P chapter 17)
Regulation of the Financial Sector. (P chapter 18)
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 30 |
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 70 |
None
Task | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 30 |
Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) | 70 |
Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.
Note: Given the broad scope of this module there is no one core book. Instead, chapters from several books such as the following will be used.
Pilbeam, K. (2018) Finance and Financial Markets. Fourth Edition Bloomsbury, London.
Other useful Text include:
Bodie, Z., Kane, A., & Marcus, A. Investments McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Copeland, T. E., Weston, J. F., & Shastri, K. Financial theory and corporate policy. Pearson Addison Wesley.
Fabozzi, F.J., Jones, F.J., Fabozzi, F.A. and Mann, S.V. Foundations of global financial markets and institutions. MIT Press.
Hull, J. C. Options futures and other derivatives. Pearson Education.
Mishkin, Frederic S., (2018) Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Global Edition, Ninth Edition. Pearson. UK.
Ross, S. A., Westerfield, R., Jaffe, J. F., Jordan, B. D., Jaffe, J., & Jordan, B. Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill Education.