Course
code | EA416 |
credit_hours | 3 |
title | Financial Markets and Institutions |
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prequisites | EA312,EI311 |
credit hours | 3 |
Description/Outcomes | The course is designed to survey the field of financial markets and institutions. To identify the objectives, characteristics and differences between different types of financial markets and institutions. To understand the major risks that financial institutions face. The course will apply traditional finance concepts to financial markets and institutions |
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objectives | The course is structured to cover: Financial Markets Definition and a General OverviewrnShort-term and long-term financing (money and capital markets) ,Regulatory framework rnFunctions ,Organization Institutions and services and financial instrumentsrn |
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ref. books | |
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textbook | Financial Markets and Institutions. Frederic S. Mishkin ,Stanley G.Eakins 7th EditionrnDerivatives, An Introduction. Robert A. Strong, 2ndEditionrn |
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objective set | bullets |
content set | combined |
Course Content
content serial |
Description |
1 |
Why study financial markets and Institutions?
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2 |
Overview of the financial System
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3 |
The Money Markets
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4 |
The Money Markets (cont.)
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5 |
Are financial markets efficient?
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6 |
Why do financial Institutions exist
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7 |
7th week exam
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8 |
Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy
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9 |
Financial Regulation
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10 |
Insurance Companies and Pension Funds
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11 |
Risk Management in financial Institutions
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12 |
12th week Exam
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13 |
Central Banks and the Conduct of Monetary Policy
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14 |
Hedging with Financial Derivatives
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15 |
Hedging with Financial Derivatives (cont.)
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16 |
Final Exam
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