KFPMZ Preparation for broker's exam

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Gabriela Oškrdalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Martin Svoboda, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Timetable
Sun 29. 3. 8:30–11:50 P201, Sat 25. 4. 16:20–19:30 P201, Sun 26. 4. 12:50–16:15 P201
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 of Preparation for Broker Exam prepares students to pass a broker exam and become a broker in the area of investing in investment instruments.
Students will get acquainted with principles of the financial market, investment instruments, regulation of the capital market, foreign capital markets, principles of trading in the financial market, organization of activities of a broker, collective investment, operations in stock market and after-hours dealing, investment strategies and portfolio theory, financial analysis of a company and derivatives.
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- successfully complete a broker exam;
- describe principles and functioning of financial markets;
- characterize investment, investment instruments, portfolio and investment strategies;
- define regulation of the capital market;
- clarify the issue of international capital markets;
- explain principles of trading in financial markets;
- describe collective investment;
- clarify financial analysis of a firm;
- explain organization of a company and specific activities of a securities trader;
- characterize derivatives.
Syllabus
  • 1) Principles and functioning of financial markets, theory of finance
  • 2) Investment instruments
  • 3) Regulation of capital markets
  • 4) Selected issues of foreign capital markets
  • 5) Principles of trading on financial markets
  • 6) Company organization and specific activities of a broker, rules of dealing with customers, risk management
  • 7) Collective investments
  • 8) Operations in stock market and ex-pit operations
  • 9) Investments, investment strategies and portfolio
  • 10) Financial analysis of a company
  • 11) Derivatives I - basic concepts; fixed term transactions (forward, futures, swaps)
  • 12) Derivatives II - Option and option strategies
  • 13) Derivatives III - Structured Products
Literature
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Investování na kapitálových trzích. Vyd. 1. Praha: ASPI, 2007, 703 s. ISBN 9788073572976. info
  • VESELÁ, Jitka. Burzy a burzovní obchody : výchozí texty ke studiu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oeconomica, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 8024509393. info
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Finanční a komoditní deriváty v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 630 s. ISBN 8024710994. info
  • SEDLÁČEK, Jaroslav. Účetnictví pro manažery. Praha: GRADA Publishing, a.s., 2005, 226 pp. ISBN 80-247-1195-8. info
  • MUSÍLEK, Petr. Trhy cenných papírů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2002, 459 s. ISBN 8086119556. info
  • DVOŘÁK, Petr. Finanční deriváty. Vyd. 3. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1998, 237 s. ISBN 8070796332. info
  • VALACH, Josef. Finanční řízení podniku. 2. aktualizované a rozší. Praha: Ekopress, 1998, 324 s. ISBN 8086119211. info
  • JÍLEK, Josef. Finanční trhy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1997, 527 s. ISBN 8071694533. info
  • SHARPE, William F. and Gordon J. ALEXANDER. Investice. Translated by Zdeněk Šlehofr. 4. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994, 810 s. ISBN 80-85605-47-3. info
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of lectures.
Students are allowed to take the test after:
- the seminar work has been written, handed over and marked with PASSED by a tutor.
In a case of misconduct (e.g. use of forbidden study aids, copying, leaking test instructions to other students), the teacher may interrupt the exam and enter a mark (F, or FF, or FFF) in the IS to the respective student according to the seriousness/gravity of his/her behaviour/acting/misconduct.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
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