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About the 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. Course Director and main teaching contributor: Dr. Michel Girardin, Lecturer in Macro-Finance, University of Geneva...

Top reviews

WM

Aug 15, 2016

Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Very well thought out and presented in an informative and very engaging manner. Brought to life many subjects I was aware of but lacked in depth understanding.

ZK

Jul 4, 2017

This course is brilliant- I enjoyed learning new information about the financial market and the instructors made it easy to grasp the information by using easy to understand examples.Many thanks,Zineb

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By Diego A

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Aug 15, 2020

An amazing introduction to Financial Markets. Excellent lectures.

By Sius C

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Jun 26, 2019

This course has further broaden my knowledge of financial market.

By Vivien R

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Sep 7, 2016

Great course, learned a lot about financial markets in a fun way!

By Ray H A L

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Jul 12, 2023

I like what I learned in this course and want to be great at it.

By DEEP H

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Jan 11, 2021

Amazing course, faculty teaching methodology was on point superb

By Feby W

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Dec 7, 2020

very clear explanation and easy to understand with many examples

By Akhilesh N

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Jul 31, 2020

A very informative course , got to learn a lot about investment.

By Leonardo V

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Sep 10, 2017

Excellent course. High quality content and challenging concepts.

By Niranjan S

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Oct 6, 2016

Great. It has helped increase my knowledge of financial markets.

By Carlos F

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Nov 1, 2020

Really good course for anyone with prior knowledge of Economics

By Naman M

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May 22, 2020

Excellent information gained with practically applicable skills

By Alexander J C

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May 23, 2025

Great overview of financial markets at the introductory level.

By azver r

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Jul 25, 2021

The topics are explored in depth and are simple to comprehend.

By Sho A

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Feb 1, 2021

This course has provided a basic knowledge of markets with me

By Remigius J d M

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May 27, 2020

This course provided an in-depth insight to Financial Markets.

By Hemant M

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Aug 28, 2019

Its is a very interesting course and the faculty is excellent.

By Vitor W R d O

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May 31, 2019

Amazing course. Michel is an excellent Macro-Finance lecturer.

By José F A d V V

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Dec 6, 2018

This course give me a solid general view of financial markets.

By Richard E B

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Nov 28, 2017

Excellent subjects, really good content, valuable information.

By PAUL M

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Apr 25, 2021

Rich in straight-to-the-point valuable pieces of information.

By Raphael G V

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Jul 12, 2020

I simply loved the content and the instructors were fantastic

By Isabelle A

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Apr 23, 2020

Excellent teaching. Summarise the main concepts very clearly.

By Wainer M L F

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Apr 13, 2020

Avaliações práticas de situações de países ao redor do mundo!

By Ali A

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Dec 5, 2023

great , high quality and applicable which you learn so much.

By Matthew B

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Nov 24, 2020

A very insightful course; the course leaders were excellent!