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| Course Name: | Introduction to Financial Markets
| | Discipline: | Financial Management | | Faculty: | Justin T. Liu
Mark So
| | Description: | You may think that if you are not from the financial industry, it is not significant to learn about how the financial markets work. What most people don't know is that the financial markets affect everyday living more than we realize. For example, did you know that the price of oil is dictated by financial markets, and not mainly by the gas stations? Did you know that you could profit from higher oil prices?
The Introduction To Financial Markets course seeks to instill in you the basic knowledge and understanding of financial markets through learning about basic economics, the stock market, bond market, mutual funds and alternative investments in an easy-to-understand and simple manner. Emphasis is placed on qualitative knowledge and how the specific financial markets work individually as well as in relation to each other and to our everyday living.
It will all culminate with a hands-on online forex trading workshop that will explain how you can make money with reduced risk and possibly grow your capital from USD 300.00 to thousands. | | Schedules: | | | Objective: | Finance is often considered as a hard and complicated subject. This course seeks to take out the eccentricity of the subject and convey the topic to you in a simple-yet-effective manner.
After the course, you will:
- Learn about the different aspects of financial markets and grasp a basic idea of how they work;
- Understand basic financial terms used in financial media;
- Equip yourself with financial knowledge to assess personal investments or start investing;
- Have an appreciation and deeper understanding of how financial markets affect your life even though you do not work in the financial industry; and
- Be familiar with the concepts and proper navigation of an online forex trading platform.
| | Outline: | I. Money
A. The Central Bank
B. The flow of money
C. Economic health measures
D. The economic cycle
II. Stocks
A. The Stock Market
B. The value of stocks
C. The stock trading process
D. Value and growth stocks
E. Traders and Investors
F. Valuation of stocks
III. Bonds
A. Bond fundamentals
B. Stocks vs. Bonds
C. Bond ratings
IV. Mutual Funds
A. Mutual fund basics
B. Mutual funds compared to stocks and bonds
V. Alternative Investments
A. Commodities
B. Hedge funds
C. Real estate
VI. Forex Trading
A. What is the forex market?
B. Is forex trading for you?
C. Understanding forex jargons
D. How to:
1. Trade trends
2. Navigate the forex trading platform
3. Draw proper support and resistance lines
4. Place proper buy/sell orders
including stops and limits
E. Forex freedom strategy - A system to grow your USD 300 investment into a fortune |
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ATENEO de MANILA UNIVERSITY
ATENEO GRADUATE SCHOOL of BUSINESS
CENTER for CONTINUING EDUCATION
3rd Floor, Ateneo Professional Schools Bldg., 130 H.V. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines 1200
Telephone Numbers: 830.2050, 840.1742 | Fax Numbers: 810.7809, 867.3824
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