International financial markets

Course: International Economics

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
International financial markets
Code
ВБ 1.2. (МІД)
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO2. Develop, justify and make effective decisions on the development of socio-economic systems and management of economic entities. PLO3. Communicate freely on professional and scientific issues in state and foreign languages orally and in writing. PLO7. To choose effective methods of management of economic activity, to substantiate the offered decisions on the basis of relevant data and scientific and applied researches. PLO8. Collect, process and analyze statistical data, scientific and analytical materials needed to solve complex economic problems. PLO12. Justify management decisions for the effective development of business entities, taking into account the goals, resources, constraints and risks. PLO15. To plan and carry out scientific and / or applied researches, to make the substantiated conclusions on results of researches, to present results, to argue the opinion.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
To know: the basic principles of the international financial market; trends and principles of development of the global economy and financial markets; basics of general and financial management in the company; basic principles of investment activity; basic approaches to the analysis of statistical information. To have the skills to search, analyze, synthesize, process and visualize statistics, work with analytical and statistical reports of international organizations, reporting companies.
Course content
Discovers the nature, functions and segments of international financial system; the factors and trends in development of international financial markets; principles of international financial markets functioning; impact of global imbalances on evolution of international financial system; mechanism of international financial markets; defines practical features of the structure of international financial markets by its main elements: futures, options, spot, swap, bonds markets; the specific characters and approaches to evaluation them in international financial system.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Eitman D., Stonehill A., Moffet M., 2019. Multinational Business Finance, 15th ed., Pearson, USA Flavell, R. (2020) Swaps and Other Derivatives. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hull, John C.( 2018) Options, Futures and Other Derivatives (12th Edition) (Hardcover): Prentice Hall; 6 edition, 816 pages Kolb, Robert W. Overdahl, James A. Futures, Options, and Swaps.: Wiley; 5 edition (2007), 840 pages
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical lesson, independent work, control test, homework, testing, survey, discussion of problematic issues, calculations of problems, project, exam
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment of such types of work as: discussions, surveys, testing, control tests are carried out during classes that take place on schedule. The student's independent work consists in the systematic elaboration of normative-legislative acts and reports on the evaluation of economic entities. The mastered material is subject to verification at each seminar in the form of an oral interview. In addition, the results of self-study are checked in the form of short written works or testing (twice during the modular weeks), each of which is evaluated with a maximum of 5 points. Homework check / independent work, discussion - 20/12 points Question - 10/6 points Problems calculation 10/6 points Project performance - 20/12 points final grade (exam) - 40/24 points
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Bulkot
Department of Marketing and Business-Administration
Faculty of Economics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Marketing and Business-Administration
Faculty of Economics