Financial Markets & Investments
Get equipped with the skills required to analyse financial securities and to exploit market opportunities.
Course information
Successfully complete this course and be awarded 10 UK credit points.
This course provides a practical overview of global financial markets and common financial asset classes. You will develop the skills to analyse financial securities and exploit market opportunities using industry-standard Bloomberg terminals.
The course focuses on financial markets and security analysis, financial statement analysis, and equity portfolio management.
This is ideal for students who have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies in Accounting, Finance or Economics, with an interest in financial investment analysis.
You will explore:
- Economic indicators and macroeconomic analysis
- Financial statement analysis
- Fixed income markets (money and debt markets)
- The stock market: equity valuation
- Introduction to portfolio management
After this course, you should be able to:
- Understand how economic indicators affect financial markets and security valuation
- Evaluate firm performance using financial statements
- Analyse the characteristics of securities and financial markets
- Apply security valuation and portfolio management principles for risk management and wealth maximisation
- Use Bloomberg terminals and financial analytics tools to support investment decisions
- Extract information from multiple sources to solve financial management problems
Teaching methods: interactive lectures, seminars, Bloomberg terminal workshops, and experiential activities such as simulations and group work.