154-0360/03 – Fundamentals of Financial Markets (ZFT)

Gurantor department	Department of Finance	Credits	3
Subject guarantor	Ing. Kateřina Kořená, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Kateřina Kořená, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Compulsory
Year	2	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2011/2012	Year of cancellation	2018/2019
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
BOR30	Ing. Martina Borovcová, Ph.D.
KOR21	Ing. Kateřina Kořená, Ph.D.
NOV33	Ing. Martina Novotná, Ph.D.
NOV329	Ing. Josef Novotný, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit	3+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

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.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations

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.

Compulsory literature:

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 literature:

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.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

There are no other requirements on students.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

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

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Winter semester, validity until: 2018/2019 Summer semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation	Credit	85 (85)	85	3
writen test	Written test	85	85	2

Mandatory attendence participation:

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2017/2018	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R040) Regional Development	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2016/2017	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R040) Regional Development	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2015/2016	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R040) Regional Development	P	Czech	Ostrava	2	Compulsory	study plan
2011/2012	(B6234) Quantitative Methods and Decision Making in Economics		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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