Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Securities Market. Experience of Europe
Course Code
SBUEK_186
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anželika Berķe-Berga
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To familiarise students with financial markets, the concept of securities market and its economic substance. The course includes topics of the basic principles of financial and securities market, its structure, types of securities and the types of securities markets.
Preliminary Knowledge
Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Finance, Business management.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students gain knowledge about business financing possibilities, financial markets, their infrastructure, types of securities, methods of determining their value and analysing them. Gain understanding about financial and analytical indicators in the securities market, and portfolio construction issues.
Skills
1.Being competent in securities markets and ability to analyse their structure and companies; to understand financial and analytical indicators; gain basic skills in securities trading and financial instrument portfolio building.
Competences
1.Ability to assess financial and analytical indicators. Ability to make calculations related to securities and to develop investment concepts, to attract financing to a company and to plan a company’s investments into the securities market.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work – report (portfolio), summaries (homeworks), presentation.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Accumulated grade and an exam. Percentage of the accumulated grade: attendance of classes (10%); activity in seminars (15%); homeworks (15%); individual work (20%) and exam (35%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Share evaluation. Analysing portfolios.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Securities in stock exchanges of EU/EEA countries. Practical creation of an investment portfolio. Applying various investment strategies and analysis measures. Portfolio presentations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
14 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Dempsey M. Investment Analysis: An Introduction to Portfolio Theory and Management. Routledge, 2020
2.
Linton D. E. Foundations of Investment Management: Mastering Financial Markets, Asset Classes, and Investment Strategies. J. Ross Publishing, 2020
3.
Bodie Z., Kane A., Marcus A. J. Essentials of Investments. 11th Ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2019
4.
Mishkin F. S., Stanley G. E. Financial Markets and Institutions. 9th ed. Pearson Ed., 2018
Additional Reading
1.
Introduction to Portfolio Theory
2.
Iyiola O., Munirat Y., Nwufo C. I. The Modern Portfolio Theory as an Investment Decision Tool. Journal of Accounting and Taxation, 2012, 19–28.
Other Information Sources
1.
List of European Stock exchanges.
2.
Nasdaq baltic
3.
Nasdaq nordic
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Euronext
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London stock exchange
6.
Deutsche Börse Group
7.
Six group