Understanding Financial Markets
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About this course: In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how they are linked to the economy. Our very diversified team of experts will start by teaching you how the price of stocks and bonds are computed and why they move while you will become increasingly aware of the notion of risk and why it matters when measuring an investment's performance. The focus will then move to less popular markets such as gold, emerging markets, real estate, hedge funds and private markets. These will be analyzed with an emphasis on their particular risks and return opportunities as well as how they can help in building efficient portfolios. …
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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan .
- Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
- Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.
About this course: In this course, you will learn what the main financial markets and their characteristics are as well as how they are linked to the economy. Our very diversified team of experts will start by teaching you how the price of stocks and bonds are computed and why they move while you will become increasingly aware of the notion of risk and why it matters when measuring an investment's performance. The focus will then move to less popular markets such as gold, emerging markets, real estate, hedge funds and private markets. These will be analyzed with an emphasis on their particular risks and return opportunities as well as how they can help in building efficient portfolios. Finally, the policies of central banks and their impact on financial markets will be presented to you along with the link between the economy and the price of financial assets. All along these different steps, experts from UBS, our corporate partner, will show you how the concepts you just acquired are effectively applied in a leading global bank. This focus on practicality means you will not only understand what is going on in global financial markets but also start to figure out how you can use them to achieve financial goals, be it a client's or your own.
Created by: University of Geneva-
Taught by: University of Geneva- Ines Chaieb, SFI Associate Professor of Finance
Geneva Finance Research Institute -
Taught by: University of Geneva- Jonas Demaurex, Teaching Assistant
Geneva Finance Research Institute -
Taught by: University of Geneva- Rajna Gibson Brandon, SFI Senior Chaired Professor of Finance and Managing Director of the GFRI
Geneva Finance Research Institute -
Taught by: University of Geneva- Michel Girardin, Lecturer in Macro-Finance - Project Leader for the "Investment Management" specialization
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Taught by: University of Geneva- Martin Hoesli, Professor of Real estate investments
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Taught by: University of Geneva- Olivier Scaillet, SFI Senior Chaired Professor of Finance and Vice-dean (research) at GSEM
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Taught by: University of Geneva- Philip Valta, SFI Assistant Professor of Finance
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Taught by: Dirk Effenberger, UBS Guest Lecturer, Head CIO Cross-Regional Investment Office
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management -
Taught by: Mark Haefele, UBS Guest Lecturer, Global Chief Investment Officer
Wealth Management and Wealth Management Americas -
Taught by: Brian Nick, UBS Guest Lecturer, Strategist
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management Americas -
Taught by: Mike Ryan, UBS Guest Lecturer, Chief Investment Strategist
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management Americas -
Taught by: Simon Smiles, UBS Guest Lecturer, Chief Investment Officer UHNW
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management -
Taught by: Themis Themistocleous, UBS Guest Lecturer, Head European Investment Office
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management -
Taught by: Thomas Wacker, UBS Guest Lecturer, Head CIO Credit
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management -
Taught by: Chris Wright, UBS Guest Lecturer, Cross-Asset Strategist
Chief Investment Office, UBS Wealth Management
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WEEK 1
General Introduction and Key Concepts
17 videos, 3 readings expand
- Video: Why a specialization on Investment Management? - UBS guest lecturer
- Reading: Course syllabus
- Video: A word of welcome - OPTIONAL
- Video: Introducing your GFRI team of instructors - OPTIONAL
- Video: Investment management can be fun - OPTIONAL
- Video: Some common mistakes you will no longer make after this course - Part 1
- Video: Some common mistakes you will no longer make after this course - Part 2
- Video: Investment Management in a nutshell - Part 1
- Video: Investment Management in a nutshell - Part 2
- Reading: Glossary
- Video: The role of financial markets - Part 1
- Video: The role of financial markets - Part 2
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 1
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 2
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 3
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 4
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 5
- Video: Basic concepts in finance - Part 6
- Video: What we have learned from our clients (expectations, main worries...) - UBS guest lecturer
- Reading: Basic concepts in Investment Management
Graded: Graded quiz on the content of Module 1
WEEK 2
Major Financial Markets
14 videos, 1 reading expand
- Video: What you will learn in this module
- Video: How much is a company worth on the stock market? - Part 1
- Video: How much is a company worth on the stock market? - Part 2
- Video: How to follow the stock market? - UBS guest lecturer
- Video: How do we rate our equity recommendations? - UBS guest lecturer
- Discussion Prompt: Why not always use multiples-based valuation methods?
- Video: Fixed income - government bonds: merits - Part 1
- Video: Fixed income - government bonds: merits - Part 2
- Video: Fixed income - government bonds: merits - Part 3
- Video: Fixed income - government bonds: risks
- Video: Fixed income - corporate bonds and high yield - UBS guest lecturer
- Video: Money markets - UBS guest lecturer
- Video: Currencies: a separate asset class?
- Video: What is the real value of a currency?
- Video: Risk-adjusted returns in practice - UBS guest lecturer
- Reading: The risks and returns of financial markets
Graded: Do you think company XYZ is overvalued?
WEEK 3
Other Financial Markets
13 videos, 1 reading expand
- Video: What you will learn in this module
- Video: Emerging markets: stocks
- Video: Emerging markets: bonds
- Video: Gold: the ultimate currency? - Part 1
- Video: Gold: the ultimate currency? - Part 2
- Video: Gold: the ultimate currency? - Part 3
- Discussion Prompt: How much gold would you put in your portfolio?
- Video: Real estate - Part 1
- Video: Real estate - Part 2
- Video: Hedge funds: definition and origins - Part 1
- Video: Hedge funds: definition and origins - Part 2
- Video: Hedge funds: definition and origins - Part 3
- Video: Hedge funds: going long… or short?
- Video: Private markets - UBS guest lecturer
- Reading: Alternative versus traditional investments
Graded: Graded quiz on the content of Module 3
WEEK 4
Financial Markets and the Economy
10 videos, 1 reading expand
- Video: What you will learn in this module
- Video: Central banks' conventional policies - Part 1
- Video: Central banks' conventional policies - Part 2
- Video: Central banks' unconventional policies - UBS guest lecturer
- Discussion Prompt: Do governments give bad incentives to banks?
- Reading: The added value of central banks' unconventional policies
- Video: The link between equity markets and the growth-inflation mix - Part 1
- Video: The link between equity markets and the growth-inflation mix - Part 2
- Video: The link between bond markets and the growth-inflation mix - Part 1
- Video: The link between bond markets and the growth-inflation mix - Part 2
- Video: How interest rates affect equity and bond portfolios - Part 1
- Video: How interest rates affect equity and bond portfolios - Part 2
Graded: Graded quiz on the content of Module 4
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