Financial Markets

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course provides students with the knowledge of investment environment and market actors, marketable securities exchanges, capital markets in Turkey and Istanbul Stock Exchange, interest rates, types and time value of money, portfolio risk and return, in shares and stock exchange stock market trading, valuation of stock, bonds and other fixed-income securities, bond valuation, option contracts and option markets.

Weekly Schedule

1) Stocks, The Legal Framework of The Shares, Economic Importance of The Shares.
2) Stock Prices, Types of Stocks.
3) Valuation and Valuation Approaches, Growth Model, The Constant Growth Model
4) Price Earnings Ratio, Price-Sales Ratio
5) Market Value, Book Value, Multi-Stage Growth Model
6) Bonds, Characteristics of Bonds, Description of Bonds Value
7) Bond Investments, The Risks Face, Bond Markets, Differences and Similarities Between Bonds and Treasury Bills.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Measurement of Return on Bonds, Bond Price Movements Features
10) Bonds Price Variability Measures, Prices of Treasury Bills Traded in Turkey
11) Capital Assets Pricing Models (CAPM), Pricing Models
12) Discount Rate Estimation, Growth Rate Estimation
13) The Role of Capital Market Efficiency And Economy, The Concept of a Primary Dealer
14) Financing Bills Price, Re-Evaluation of Commercial Paper
15) Bonds of Calculating the Value, Kuponlu of The Bond Valuation, Kuponsuz the Price of the Bond .
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Sermaye Piyasalarına Açılan Pencere

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice
4) Demonstration
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required