Czech

Not applicable.

Students will be made familiar with the theoretical approaches in the area of financial markets and will understand the process of decision on investments and assets allocation. They will be able to make a critical analysis with respect to the investment strategy

The course requires prior knowledge of economics, mathematics, statistics and the basics of law.

Not applicable.

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics.

The course is completed graded credit, based on the successful writing of a written test which is consisting of two parts, both of which must be successfully met. The first part of the test consists of calculating the three examples, each of which is calculated correctly for example a student can get up to 5 points. Student can
receive in total 15 points of the test. The minimum number of points, which can be part of this test is to recognize the 10.
The second part of the test consists of twenty questions, having different numbers of correct answers that student rings. For the correct answer student gets positive point, for a wrong answer gets minus point. No answers are in the focus on. If the student reaches 90% of the maximum number of correct answers, he is evaluated and graded A, upon reaching 85% correct level B, while achieving 80% correct degree C, reaching 75% in stage D and at a 70% correct degree E.

Syllabus of lectures:
1) The importance of organized markets and their impact on the financial and economic system.
2) Exchange Systems and methods for their operation.
3) Specific functions of individual sub-segments of the stock market.
4) Basic factors of investment strategy
5) The types of shares, their properties and ways of doing business.
6) Fundamental Analysis.
7) Technical Analysis.
8) Psychological Analysis.
9) Basic types of bonds, their properties and ways of doing business.
10) Investing through collective investment funds.
11) Fixed term derivative instruments - trading futures
12) Contingent derivative instruments - stock options trading.
13) Synthetic derivative instruments
12) Specific features of structured products and trading.
13) Specifics exchange trading commodities and foreign currencies.

Syllabus of tutorials:
1) Introduction to the study "Securities and Stock Exchanges."
2) Exchange Systems stock exchanges, means of exchange trading.
3) Exchange trading of securities in the Czech Republic (practical exercises of trading)
4) The control test; investing through mutual and investment funds
5) Exchange trading of securities on foreign exchanges (practical exercises of trading on the stock exchanges in the U.S. and Germany).
6) The final test

Not applicable.

The goal of the course is to teach how to apply the acquired knowledge when making decisions on investments and assets allocation.

Attendance at seminars will be checked by the lecturer. Absence from seminars could be compensated for via a special assignment or a special credit test.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

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