Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
6 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
D'Hondt Catherine; De Winne Rudy;
Language
French
Main themes
- Financial risk management (interest rates, equity,
exchange, credit, etc.)
- Management of financial institutions.
- The European regulation (MiFID) and its implications for
the financial industry
exchange, credit, etc.)
- Management of financial institutions.
- The European regulation (MiFID) and its implications for
the financial industry
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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- master market analysis techniques and risk management & hedging techniques - understand the functioning of financial institutions and risk-takingrisk hedging under current regulations - analyze and discuss the recent evolution of the European trading landscape |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Market structures & indicators of market quality
- Basic execution strategies
- The European regulation (MiFID) & its implications
- Foundations of modern finance
- Foundations of behavioral finance
- Investor behavior & biases in financial decision-making
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Exercises
- Exercises
Evaluation methods
- Written examination
Bibliography
•Foucault T., Pagano M. & Röell A, 2013, “Market Liquidity: Theory, Evidence, and Policy”, Oxford University Press
•Harris L., 2003, “Trading & Exchanges : Market Microstructure for Practitioners”, Oxford University Press
•Giraud JR. & D’Hondt C., 2006, “MiFID: Convergence towards a unified European capital markets industry”, Riskbooks
•Kahneman D., Slovic P. & Tversky A., 1982, “Judgement under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases”, Cambridge University Press
•Broihanne M.-H., Merli M. & Roger P., 2004, “Finance comportementale”, Economica
•Harris L., 2003, “Trading & Exchanges : Market Microstructure for Practitioners”, Oxford University Press
•Giraud JR. & D’Hondt C., 2006, “MiFID: Convergence towards a unified European capital markets industry”, Riskbooks
•Kahneman D., Slovic P. & Tversky A., 1982, “Judgement under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases”, Cambridge University Press
•Broihanne M.-H., Merli M. & Roger P., 2004, “Finance comportementale”, Economica
Faculty or entity
CLSM
