96168 - ANALISI TECNICA DEI MERCATI FINANZIARI E TRADING

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Atos Cavazza
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/11
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Financial Markets and Institutions (cod. 0901)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the main economic-financial databases used in the profession and in research; he knows how to use them to extract the required information and how to build an ordered database starting from the raw data.

Course contents

Online trading: qualitative and quantitative characteristics

Types of traders and trading platforms

Discretionary trading and systematic trading

Psychological aspects applied to trading and behavioral errors

The gamestop case.

C.F.D (contract for difference)

Introduction to technical analysis and its historical evolution

The graphs supporting the Technical Analysis

Oscillators and indicators: quantitative and qualitative TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

The trading systems

High frequency trading

Indicators of quantities to be included in a T.S

Risk management: exit method and stop loss order

Latest generation indicators

The Prorealtime platform

Construction of a trading system

The teaching is mono-disciplinary

During the lessons, exercises and simulations will be carried out on the performance of the financial markets

For non-attending students, no additions to the contents indicated are required.

Readings/Bibliography

Material provided by the teacher

Readings and other material will be indicated by the teacher and placed on a virtual platform with all other material.

The platforms/sites used are: www.investing.it www.prorealtime.com/it/

Teaching methods

- Frontal lessons

- Real time exercises on the markets, multyday and intraday

Testimonials from industry experts are expected

Assessment methods

Final written exam: exercises, open questions and multiple-choice questions

Attendance to classes is recommended during the learning process

Students registered on the list will be able to take the exam

The expected time is 90 minutes

There are 10 multiple-choice quizzes and they are worth one point (no penalty for wrong answers)

3 open questions with a score of 5 points if the response is correct and complete; 0 if wrong or absent.

1 exercise with a score of 5 points if the response is correct and complete; 0 if wrong or absent.

During the test, the use of supporting material such as textbooks, notes and computer supports is not allowed.

Teaching tools

Prorealtime and Investing platforms

Reception hours

For more information, please consult the Atos Cavazza website at the URL: [https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/atos.cavazza]

Office hours

See the website of Atos Cavazza

SDGs

Quality education Industry, innovation and infrastructure Climate Action

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.