Course - Financial Markets - SØK2005
SØK2005 - Financial Markets
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | C |
Course content
This course is an advanced class in the treatment of microeconomic research questions. We discuss personal decisions about savings and loans and how decisions are made under uncertainty. The students are further introduced to financial market adaptations, where we discuss, among other things, why financial capital is distributed on different assets.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
You learn
- theoretical models for the functioning of financial markets and results from empirical research
- what functions financial markets have in society
- models for valuation of such financial assets as stocks, bonds, and derivatives
- theories for the term structure of interest rates
Skills
You should be able to
- understand and explain what functions the financial market has in the broader economy
- distinguish between systematic and unsystematic risk
- value financial assets
- measure bond risk
General competence
You should be able to
- follow economic reasoning related to the course in the public debate and professional reports
Learning methods and activities
2 hours of lectures every week and 2 hours of practical assignment every other week. The course has compulsory activity. Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term.
Compulsory assignments
- Approved term paper(s)/exercise(s)
Further on evaluation
In semester when the course is not taught, the examination form may change from written to oral.
Compulsory activity must be completed in the semester the course is taught. The approval also applies to later semesters.
Recommended previous knowledge
SØK1000, SØK1001, SØK1002, SØK1011, SØK1012 and SØK1004
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
Announced at the beginning of the term.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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SVSØ206 | 3.5 | ||
TIØ4146 | 2.5 | AUTUMN 2014 |
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Social Science
- Economics
- Social Sciences
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 C 2024-11-27 15:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL311 brun sone Sluppenvegen 14 19 - Spring ORD School exam 100/100 C INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"