Lecturer(s)
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Zeman Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
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Kopta Daniel, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lecture topics: 1. The financial market and the breakdown of financial market instruments 2. Investment instruments - stocks, equity indices 3. Investment instruments - forex, commodities, metals, futures 4. Securities Broker, Trading Account, and Trade Orders 5. The theory of efficient markets 6. Macroeconomic Fundamental Analysis 7. Sectoral and corporate fundamental analysis 8. Technical analysis - graphs, graphical and sirloin formations 9. Technical analysis - overlays 10. Technical analysis - indicators 11. Money management 12. MT4 Business Platforms and Student Broker 13. Creating a business strategy 14. Evaluating the business strategy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), E-learning
- Preparation for classes
- 15 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 21 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 48 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with principles of trading on financial, capital and commodity markets. Students are able to apply selected methods of analyzing financial instruments to predict price development and to use selected trading platforms when executing transactions with financial instruments.
Students completing the course are able to use basic methods of technical, fundamental and psychological analysis and use specialized software products for securities trading. This knowledge allows them to better focus on issues of financial, capital and commodity markets.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar work
1. Enrollment in the Moodle course (http://moodle.ef.jcu.cz) by the 4th week of the relevant semester including 2. Active participation in exercises 3.Preparation of the seminar work in which the student applies the knowledge acquired during this course. The seminar work is focused on developing its own business strategy and evaluating its success. In this work the student will acquire knowledge in the field of technical analysis, money management and other knowledge from trading
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Recommended literature
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HARTMAN, O. První kroky na forexu: jak obchodovat a uspět na měových trzích. Brno: Computer Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-2006-4.
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Renz, C. The investor's guide to technical analysis.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
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Veselá, J. Investování na kapitálových trzích 3.vydání. Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7598-212-4.
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VESELÁ, J. Technická analýza na akciových, měnových a komoditních trzích. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87865-22-4.
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