37300 - Financial Markets and Institutions

Academic Year 2016/2017

  • Moduli: Fabrizio Palmucci (Modulo 1) Fabrizio Palmucci (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Business and Economics (cod. 8965)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students know the bases of finance and banking.

Students are able to understand the main theories and practices on international financial markets, and are able to apply the basic tools of valuation with excel.

Course contents

It's a typical financial markets, instruments and intermediaries course, addressing the following main topics:

  • principles of finance
  • financial equivalence
  • banking services
  • mortgage evaluations and amortization
  • principles of valuation
  • basic financial instruments and their pricings
  • uncertainty and risk measures
  • risk and return relation in financial markets
  • capital asset pricing model

Readings/Bibliography

Principles of Finance with Excel - 2nd Edition (Oxford University Press)

Teacher Handouts

Teaching methods

Theory and practice (with excel) are continuously alternated during classes.

Assessment methods

Final Exam in the Lab with Excel

Teaching tools

Excel in the Lab and Powerpoint presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Fabrizio Palmucci