Overview
Lecturer
Adina Elena Dănulețiu
Seminar tutor
Adina Elena Dănulețiu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Business Administration
Field of study
Economy of services, tourism and commerce
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification.
Entry requirements
-
Aims
facilitating the knowledge, understanding of the basic concepts, theories and methods of the field of commodity exchanges, their proper use in professional communication;
facilitating the students' use of the basic knowledge for explaining and interpreting stock market developments, the importance of using commodity exchanges for marketing products or for supply;
understanding the mechanism of trading on commodity exchanges
making the distinction between different contracts traded on commodity exchanges
calculating the return on an investment made on commodity exchanges
Course contents
1. Commodity exchanges - defining elements
2. Instruments traded on commodity exchanges: futures contracts
3. Option contracts
4. Other stock exchange operations: speculation, hedging arbitrage
5. Organization and functioning of international stock markets
Learning outcomes
• Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods in the field of capital market; their adequateuse in professional communication;
• Use of fundamental knowledge in order to explain and interpret various types and characteristics of forward, futures and options contracts operating in the mercantile exchanges
Assessment
Written exam – 60%; verification during semester – 40%.
Recommended reading
CAPITAL, COMMODITY AND MONEY MARKET
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THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA, New Delhi, 2014
• www.Financial Markets, Leonardo da Vinci programme project „Development and Approbation of Applied Courses Based on the Transfer of Teaching Innovations in Finance and Management for Further Education of Entrepreneurs and Specialists in Latvibvb.ro
VALDONĖ DARŠKUVIENĖ
LEONARDO DA VINCI Transfer of Innovation, 2010