Class Financial Markets and Tools

The curricular unit Financial Markets and Tools aims to provide students with an integrated and comprehensive understanding of how financial markets function and of the main financial instruments traded within them. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of financial institutions, the foreign exchange market, and the derivatives market. This unit is essential for preparing professionals who are able to analyse and operate within complex and interconnected financial markets.  

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Module I - An overview of economic financing and the financial system Module II - Financial intermediation and financial institutions Module III - The foreign exchange market Module IV - The derivatives market: futures, options, and other derivative instruments

The teaching methodologies adopted in this curricular unit combine expository strategies with participatory approaches and digital tools to promote active, contextualised, and critical learning. Financial market simulations, analysis of real-world economic news, and practical case-solving exercises are employed. The aim is to develop both analytical and practical skills through the integration of theoretical knowledge with financial market realities.  

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