154-0920/01 – Finance (FIN)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of FinanceCredits10
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Tomáš Tichý, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Tomáš Tichý, Ph.D.
Study levelpostgraduateRequirementCompulsory
YearSemesterwinter + summer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesDoctoral
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
CUL33 doc. Ing. Miroslav Čulík, Ph.D.
DLU30 prof. Dr. Ing. Dana Dluhošová
GUR022 Ing. Petr Gurný, Ph.D.
KRE330 doc. Ing. Aleš Kresta, Ph.D.
MEL044 doc. Ing. Aleš Melecký, Ph.D.
TIC02 prof. Ing. Tomáš Tichý, Ph.D.
ZME40 prof. Dr. Ing. Zdeněk Zmeškal
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Examination 28+0
Part-time Examination 28+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The course summarizes essential basis of knowledge for the doctoral study programme in Finance. Above all, it aims on extending the knowledge and skills of students in financial decision-making and management on the micro-level (i.e., corporations, financial institutions) as it includes all key topics related to PhD level finance. The course contents is divided into 5 areas.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Project work

Summary

The course is a profile course for the doctoral studies in Finance and therefore summarizes essential basis of knowledge in finance. Above all, it aims on financial decision-making and management on the micro-level (i.e., corporations, financial institutions) as it includes all key topics related to PhD level finance. The course contents is divided into key subtopics.

Compulsory literature:

ELTON, E. J. and M. J. GRUBER. Modern Portfolio Theory and Investments Analysis. 8th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. FABOZZI, F. J. The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. HULL, John. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives. 10th ed. New Jersey: Pearson, 2017.

Recommended literature:

JORION, Philippe. Value at Risk. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009. SHAPIRO, Alan C. Multinational Financial Management. 10th ed. New Jersey: Wiley, 2013. SMIT, John and Lenos TRIGEROGIS. Strategic Investment: Real Options and Games. New York: Princeton University Press, 2012. 504 pp.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Písemná práce Ústní zkouška

E-learning

Other requirements

1) Presentation of papers recently published in top journals for each course are. 2) Written project of about 30 pages focused on a topic related to the PhD thesis theme (after approvel by the supervisot and course guarantee). The goal of the project is to verify that the student is able to elaborate a given research topic on PhD level.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

A. Principles of Financial Decision-Making (Financial decision-making criteria; Portfolio theory, CAPM and APT; Financial derivatives; Valuation of financial derivatives; Fixed income securities) B. Corporate Finance (Capital budgeting; Financial planning in corporate finance; Dividend theory and policy; Valuation and acquisition of a company; Taxes, accounting and financial decision-making) C. Financial Markets (Financial system; Instruments of financial markets; Analysis of financial securities; Collective investment; Current trends at financial markets) D. Banking and Insurance (Banking system; Bank products; Asset and liability management; Bank management; Insurance sector) E. International Finance (Microstructure of foreign exchange markets; Determination and forecasting of the exchange rates; Financial management of international holding companies; International investment; International financial markets)

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Examination Examination   3
Mandatory attendence participation:

Show history

Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP:

Show history

Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2024/2025 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (P0412D050003) Finance P Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (P0412D050003) Finance K Czech Ostrava Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner

Assessment of instruction

Předmět neobsahuje žádné hodnocení.