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Financial Markets - AFCP903
This unit outlines the financial markets space, identifying the types of financial instruments, the key participants of each specific financial market, the clearing and settlements systems that facilitate transactions, and the systems that store financial instruments. It reviews the history of the various markets (money, long term debt, equities, commodities, foreign exchange, derivatives and swaps) and identifies the principle types of instruments found within each market. The unit also explains the purpose of each financial instrument and the valuation methodologies most commonly used.
| Credit Points: | 2 |
| When Offered: | TBD - Not offered in the current year; next offering is to be determined |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Robert Trevor |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MFinReg |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies Faculty of Business and Economics |
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