BUS381 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS
| Course Code: |
3530381 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Business Administration |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. YASEMÝN M. UZGÖREN |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 3530281
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
BUS381 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS . |
Course Content
The course does not aim to make experts of the students in the field of high finance but it does aspire to build with them a firm grasp of the basic financial principles that guide financial decisions and financial markets operations. Financial intermediation will be explained and substantiated along with operations, functions and participants of the markets. The evolution of the markets will be explained along with the pricing methods of money markets and capital markets. This overview will be extended to include international markets as well. The course will move also to the actual instruments the markets use and how these can be optimally used by the players Principles of money management will be explained as well as industry-relevant portfolio management techniques. The advent of EU institutions and the introduction of the Euro will be examined and explained in terms of the above.
