《Financial Market and Investment》syllabus

Course Number:              2110020714

Course Name:                 Financial Market and Investment

Instructors:                      PengBo

Required Text:                 Zhang yichun. Financial market(6th Edition)[M]. BeiJing: Higher

Education Press,2022.

Course Description:          This course is an elective for financial management majors. It aims to train students to become financial professionals equipped with business expertise and decision-making support capabilities for enterprises. Through this course, students will understand the structure, operational mechanisms, functions, roles, and characteristics of financial markets,Master fundamental investment principles and core concepts/theories across diverse financial markets,Develop practical skills applicable to modern financial environments,Enhance professional competencies in contexts requiring industry-finance integration and multidisciplinary collaboration.Key focus areas include analyzing real-world financial market dynamics and fostering analytical abilities to address complex business challenges.

Credit/Teaching Hours

Summary of UG CPC Topics Covered in this Course:                 (3.5 Credits/56 Teaching Hours)

   I.   Introduction to the Course                                                             2 Teaching Hours

-Overview of financial markets

      -Classification and function of financial markets

       -Financial market formation and development trend

  II.   Currency Market                                                                           6 Teaching Hours

-Currency market overview

    - Interbank market and repurchase agreement market

-Commercial paper market

-Large-denomination certificates of deposit

-Short-term government bond market

- Money market mutual funds

III.   Capital Market                                                                  6 Teaching Hours

        -Bond market

        -Stock market

         -Fund market                                                                                   

IV.          Forex Market                                                              6 Teaching Hours

        -Structure and operation mechanism of foreign exchange market

         -Foreign exchange market trading mechanism

-Exchange rate manipulation case study

  V.   Financial Asset Value Analysis                                            6 Teaching Hours

        -Bond value analysis

        -Common stock value analysis

-Basis of option value analysis

VI.   Financial Derivative Market                             6 Teaching Hours

-Financial futures market

-Financial forward

-Financial options market

-Financial swap market

-Mortgages and securitized assets

VII. Basic Analysis of Securities Investment                   4 Teaching Hours

-Basic analysis method and analysis index of securities investment

-Common ways to influence A-share valuations                       

VIII. Interest Rate and Interest Rate Term Structure             4 Teaching Hours

-The concept and calculation of interest rates

-Interest rate determination theory

-Term structure of interest rate theory                                     

Ⅸ. Capital Market Theory                                2 Teaching Hours

-Efficiency Market Hypothesis

-Assets Portfolio Theory

-Capital Asset Pricing Model(CAPM)

  X.   Technical Analysis of Securities Investment               6 Teaching Hours

-Graphical analysis

-Technical index analysis

XI.   Securities Investment Returns and Decision Making         6 Teaching Hours

-Financial risk overview

-Measurement of investment returns and risks

-Stock portfolio and venture capital investment

-Risk appetite and indifference curve

-Efficient set and optimal portfolio

-The effect of risk-free lending on efficient set                         

XII.   Financial Market Supervision                              

-The theoretical basis of financial market supervision

-The content of financial market supervision

-Comparison of domestic and foreign financial market supervision

                            2 Teaching Hours

        Total (Teaching Hours)                                                                        56  

                                                                                                            Teaching Hours

Summary of UG CPC Topics Covered in this Course:              (56 Teaching Hours)