Aggiornato A.A. 2019-2020
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
(A.Y. 2019/2020)
Prof. Gianluca Mattarocci
Prof. Ugo Pomante
Syllabus
1. Contact Information and Office hours
Instructors: Gianluca Mattarocci e Ugo Pomante
Office: Building B "Ricerca", 1st floor, Department of Management and Law
E-mails: gianluca.mattarocci@uniroma2.it e ugo.pomante@uniroma2.it
Course webpage: https://economia.uniroma2.it/ba/business-administration-economics/corso/1732/
Office hours: every Monday from 12.00 pm to 13.00pm*
*In case of reschedule a note will be posted in advance on line on the webpage of the course
2. Aim of the course
The aim of the course is to analyze the structure and the functioning of a financial system, paying attention to its main components (Financial products and services, Financial Intermediaries, and Financial Markets). At the end of the course the students will know the key elements of the main financial products and services, will be aware about the functioning of the Financial Markets and Financial Institutions, and will be even able to assess an investment project (NPV, IRR), understanding the consequences of different financial management decisions.
3. Contents of the course
- Economics and Finance: basic concepts
- The Financial System
- The concept of Money
- The role of Central Banks in the Monetary system
- Banks and the Banking business
- Banking: the Credit Portfolio Management
- A Banks' classification
- The Payment system: the payment tools
- Investing and Capital raising
- Financial products: Banks accounts
- Financial products: Mortgages
- Financial products: Bonds
- The Investment Decisions (NPV, IRR, etc.)
- Bond valuation
- Financial products: Stocks
- Stock Valuation
- Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
- Financial products: Mutual Funds and Pension Funds
- Investment Banking
- Risk Management
- Financial products: Derivatives
- Financial Markets
- Regulation and Supervision of the Financial System
- The Financial crisis
4. Course Materials
- Textbook: Ronald W. Melicher, Edgar A. Norton. "Introduction to Finance - Markets, Investments, and Financial Management" (15th edition). Wiley. (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18)
Other materials (slides, readings, etc.) will be provided during the course and posted on the webpage of the course.
5. Class attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory (no monitoring activities of the class attendance will be done).
6. Exam and Grading
The exame is a two hours written test that will include multiple choices (10), exercises (2), and open questions (2). The overall grade will be the sum of the grades obtained in the written text. Up to the ned of the exam students may decide to withdrawn.
Students that complete the exam and obtain a grade below 18 cannot re-sit before the next exam session. Students that withdrawn or want to refuse a grade higher that 18 may re-sit in next exam date.
No oral exams is scheduled and no points are granted by class attendance
The detailed Syllabus is available in the Teaching Material section
Aggiornato A.A. 2019-2020
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
(A.Y. 2019/2020)
Prof. Gianluca Mattarocci
Prof. Ugo Pomante
Syllabus
1. Contact Information and Office hours
Instructors: Gianluca Mattarocci e Ugo Pomante
Office: Building B "Ricerca", 1st floor, Department of Management and Law
E-mails: gianluca.mattarocci@uniroma2.it e ugo.pomante@uniroma2.it
Course webpage: https://economia.uniroma2.it/ba/business-administration-economics/corso/1732/
Office hours: every Monday from 12.00 pm to 13.00pm*
*In case of reschedule a note will be posted in advance on line on the webpage of the course
2. Aim of the course
The aim of the course is to analyze the structure and the functioning of a financial system, paying attention to its main components (Financial products and services, Financial Intermediaries, and Financial Markets). At the end of the course the students will know the key elements of the main financial products and services, will be aware about the functioning of the Financial Markets and Financial Institutions, and will be even able to assess an investment project (NPV, IRR), understanding the consequences of different financial management decisions.
3. Contents of the course
- Economics and Finance: basic concepts
- The Financial System
- The concept of Money
- The role of Central Banks in the Monetary system
- Banks and the Banking business
- Banking: the Credit Portfolio Management
- A Banks' classification
- The Payment system: the payment tools
- Investing and Capital raising
- Financial products: Banks accounts
- Financial products: Mortgages
- Financial products: Bonds
- The Investment Decisions (NPV, IRR, etc.)
- Bond valuation
- Financial products: Stocks
- Stock Valuation
- Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
- Financial products: Mutual Funds and Pension Funds
- Investment Banking
- Risk Management
- Financial products: Derivatives
- Financial Markets
- Regulation and Supervision of the Financial System
- The Financial crisis
4. Course Materials
- Textbook: Ronald W. Melicher, Edgar A. Norton. "Introduction to Finance - Markets, Investments, and Financial Management" (15th edition). Wiley. (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18)
Other materials (slides, readings, etc.) will be provided during the course and posted on the webpage of the course.
5. Class attendance
Class attendance is not mandatory (no monitoring activities of the class attendance will be done).
6. Exam and Grading
The exame is a two hours written test that will include multiple choices (10), exercises (2), and open questions (2). The overall grade will be the sum of the grades obtained in the written text. Up to the ned of the exam students may decide to withdrawn.
Students that complete the exam and obtain a grade below 18 cannot re-sit before the next exam session. Students that withdrawn or want to refuse a grade higher that 18 may re-sit in next exam date.
No oral exams is scheduled and no points are granted by class attendance
.
A Midterm exams will be scheduled during the course.
The dates of the exams are posted on line on the webpage of the course.
The detailed Syllabus is available in the Teaching Material section
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