NF102Zk Financial Market Law I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jiří Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Michal Janovec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Johan Schweigl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Eva Tomášková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jiří Blažek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Michal Janovec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Johan Schweigl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Eva Tomášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
JUDr. Johan Schweigl, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Vladimíra Vraná
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 20. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Mon 12:00–13:40 215
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
NF102Zk/01: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Mon 14:00–15:40 215, J. Schweigl
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is structured as an introduction to the law of financial markets. It builds on the core knowledge that the students should have from the bachelor programme Finance and Law. This course is aimed mainly at the core institutes and regulation of financial markets (the following course The Law of Financial Market II extends this area to cover also supervision and taxation). In the first part of this course, we will focus on the structure of law and the position the law of financial markets has within. The following part deals mainly with regulation of instruments of financial markets, the third deals with regulation of entities active on financial market. In the final part of the course, we will discuss the relating areas of regulation of financial markets, such as, for instance, the consequences the regulation may have within the scope of monetary policy.
The aim of this course is to make the students acknowledged with the area in which the financial markets function at the national, international and EU law levels.
Having completed this course, the student should have a core understanding of the system of regulation of financial markets.
Learning outcomes
The student should be able to locate the law of financial markets within the system of law. Aside from that, he or she should be able to outline the particular types of financial markets. The student should understand the system of regulation of financial markets´ instruments and of the entities active on the financial markets. The student should also understand the relationship between the financial markets regulation and the requirement of financial stability and monetary policy.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Law of financial markets in the system of law,
  • 2. Money and currency,
  • 3. Cryptocurrencies at the financial markets,
  • 4. Regulation of financial market instruments,
  • 5. Capital markets,
  • 6. Investors on the capital markets,
  • 7. Regulation of banks as financial market participants,
  • 8. Regulation of insurance companies as financial market participants,
  • 9. Regulation of securities brokers,
  • 10. Payment system,
  • 11. Financial assistance funds,
  • 12. Financial market and monetary policy,
  • 13. The topical issues of financial markets
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Law of financial markets in the system of law,
  • 2. Money and financial markets,
  • 3. Money and financial markets,
  • 4. Regulation of financial market instruments,
  • 5. Regulation of financial market instruments,
  • 6. Capital markets,
  • 7. Capital markets,
  • 8. Entities on the financial markets,
  • 9. Entities on the financial markets,
  • 10. The topical issues of financial markets,
  • 11. The topical issues of financial markets,
  • 12. The topical issues of financial markets.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • REJNUŠ, Oldřich. Finanční trhy : učebnice s programem na generování cvičných testů. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 380 stran. ISBN 9788024758718. URL info
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Finanční trhy a investování. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, 648 s. ISBN 9788024716534. info
  • POLOUČEK, Stanislav. Peníze, banky a finanční trhy. 3. upr. vyd. Karviná: Slezská univerzita, 2000, 242 s. ISBN 807248074X. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical base and practical skills.
Assessment methods
The exam is in the form of a written and followed by a verbal examination. The evaluation also includes an analysis to be prepared by the students during the course of the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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