FINC203-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 22 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 October 2011

Description

Description and analysis of the financial system, focusing on financial markets (domestic and international), financial asset trading mechanisms, market efficiency, institutions (intermediaries) and instruments (stocks, bonds, hybrid securities including derivatives).

Prerequisites

STAT101 or MSCI110, plus at least 60 additional 100-level points from the BCom or BSC schedules. RP: Students without a mathematics background equivalent to NCEA Level 2 should pass MATH101 before enrolling in this course.

Restrictions

AFIS214

Equivalent Courses

AFIS214

Recommended Preparation

Students without a mathematics background equivalent to NCEA Level 2 should pass MATH101 before enrolling in this course.

Course Coordinator

William Rea

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 40%
On-line Test 1 7.5%
On-Line Test 2 7.5%
On-Line Test 3 7.5%
On-Line Test 4 7.5%
On-Line Test 5 15%
On-Line Test 6 15%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Brimble, Mark. , Kidwell, David S; Financial markets, institutions & money ; 2nd ed; John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2011.

Recommended Reading

Parry, Jennifer R. , Wirth, Carolyn., Bennett, Andrea; Fundamentals of finance : financial institutions and markets, personal finance, financial management ; 3rd ed; Pearson Education, 2009.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $630.00

International fee $2,775.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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