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040638 VO Basics of Finance (MA) (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Moodle
Th 23.01. 16:45-18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 03.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 10.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 17.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 24.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 31.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 07.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 14.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 21.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 28.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 05.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 12.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 09.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Thursday 16.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture gives an introduction to basic ideas and fundamental concepts of finance at a graduate level, i.e. based on microeconomic concepts and by using mathematical methods.

Introduction (what is finance, key ideas in finance)
Financial Systems
Financial Decisions and the Theory of Choice, Foundation of the Net-Present-Value Concept (Fisher Separation)
Some Cornerstones and Key Ideas of Modern Finance
Efficient Market Hypothesis
Law-of-One-Price Concept and No-Arbitrage Pricing
Applications: Modigliani-Miller Proposition I, Option Pricing, Term Structure of Interest Rates and Forward Rates
Bond Pricing and Bond Price Volatility (Duration, Convexity)
Classic Portfolio Theory

For more information visit
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/basics.html

Materials for home-learning will be provided on Moodle.
These serve as complementary additions to the script, which allow the student to independently study the material.
We will discuss formal concepts and examples during the classroom units.

A Repetition course accompanies this lecture as well as the lecture Decisions under Uncertainty.

Assessment and permitted materials

written exam about the topics discussed in the lecture

Permitted materials for the exam:
No documents (neither notes nor formularies) are allowed. A simple, non-programmable calculator, without matrix operations, which does not plot graphs, cannot solve equations, and does not compute derivatives or integrals is allowed.

Please note that it is not allowed to have any WiFi or Bluetooth capable devices with you.
Mobile phones, smart watches etc. must be out of reach and switched off during the exam.

For more information please visit
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/basics.html

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For passing the exam you need 50% of possible points.

Please mind knowledge in mathematics and statistics needed:
https://finance.univie.ac.at/en/studies/master-banking-and-finance/admission-requirements/#c896648

Examination topics

Topics discussed in the lecture or for which material is provided in Moodle.

Reading list

A. Gaunersdorfer, Basics of Finance, script, 2024.

For further references see
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/basics.html

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Last modified: Fr 13.12.2024 17:25