MN32192: Financial markets and investments
[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 80%, EXIC 20% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Mid-semester assessment 1 (EXIC 20%)
- Final examination (EXCB 80%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take MN22018 OR take MN20211 OR take MN22154 OR take MN20600
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theory and fundamental principles underlying analysis of the performance/value of investments, derivatives, portfolios and funds.
- Undertake calculations and analysis to support portfolio selection and risk management.
- Derive, evaluate and apply return, pricing and investment models.
- Appreciate the implications of economic and regulatory factors for investing and risk management.
- Identify problem to be solved as well as the necessary information and techniques to solve it.
- Ability to communicate problem formulation, technique(s) used in analysis and interpretation of results so as to be able to influence an expert and / or non-expert audience alike.
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| Synopsis: | This unit builds upon elementary and intermediate finance courses. It provides in-depth consideration and rigorous treatment of a number of topics in investing and financial markets, including: investor preferences, financial and derivative instruments, investment theory, investment funds, and assessment and management of risk. From a foundation in theory, we use discursive and numerical approaches to unlock these fascinating areas. The themes of value, return and risk run throughout.
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| Content: | Portfolio theory
Asset pricing models
Fixed income securities
Structure, pricing and use of derivatives
Utility and risk aversion
Investment funds
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| Course availability: |
MN32192 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
- UMMN-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance (Year 3)
- UMMN-AKB02 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UMMN-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management (Year 3)
- UMMN-ANB07 : BSc(Hons) Business with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 4)
- UMMN-AYB06 : BSc(Hons) International Management with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 3)
- UMMN-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Management with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UMMN-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
- 好色tv and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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