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Level 6 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Applying Financial Securities Markets in practice: case studies

AB603 · Financial Securities Markets — Week 12 of 16

CourseAB603
Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Financial Securities Markets in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. "Effective Decision Making in the Equity Markets" featuring Perry Boyle
  5. Larry Glosten: Are Markets Rigged?
  6. Institutional Trading Around Corporate News: Evidence from Textual Analysis

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Analyse key characteristics of each type of security.
  • 1.3 Assess the impact of regulations and procedures used in trading securities.
  • 2.2 Analyse the valuation of shares, debts and other financial assets.
  • 2.3 Assess the use of securities.
  • 2.4 Critically review the underlying concepts of market analysis and efficiency.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • "Effective Decision Making in the Equity Markets" featuring Perry Boyle · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 83 min · for registered students
  • Larry Glosten: Are Markets Rigged? · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 21 min · for registered students
  • Institutional Trading Around Corporate News: Evidence from Textual Analysis · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, lecture notes: Efficient Markets · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
  • Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Equity and Debt Securities
  • Week 2: Derivatives and Hybrid Instruments
  • Week 3: Strategic Uses of Securities
  • Week 4: Foundations of Investment Theory
  • Week 5: Valuation of Financial Assets
  • Week 6: Market Analysis and Market Efficiency
  • Week 7: Securities Trading Procedures and Execution
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: The Rationale for Financial Regulation
  • Week 10: Regulatory Architectures and Statutory Frameworks
  • Week 11: Trading Regulations and Market Integrity
  • Week 12: Applying Financial Securities Markets in practice: case stu…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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