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BUSN1014: Financial Markets
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2024
 
Part 01. About This Guide
Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper
Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper
Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips
 
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Flinders University - BUSN1014: Financial Markets

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024

University	Flinders University
Study Level	Undergraduate
Topic Code	BUSN1014
Topic Name	Financial Markets
Study Material	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	28

Prepare for the BUSN1014: Financial Markets, Flinders University - Final Examination 2024 with the most complete exam guide available for this topic, including exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. You will get with a clear picture of how the final exam will be assessed, and how it is structured, as well as the likely style and range of questions that you could see in the real exam. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the subject areas that make up the topic, to emphasise and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic, and to provide initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied.

The topic provides students with an introduction to financial markets including debt (bond) markets, equity (share) markets, foreign exchange markets and derivatives markets. It aims to explain the role that markets play in the economy; and how people trade financial securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities (such as precious metals or agricultural goods), and other items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the global market.

On completion of this topic, you should be able to:

describe the main features of financial markets, and explain the role that financial intermediaries play in financial markets; including the role played by banks and non-bank financial institutions;
distinguish between debt and equity financing;
describe the different financing instruments that are available for both private sector and government sector financing requirements;
discuss the various forms of equity finance and the regulatory controls on equity capital markets;
explain the different approaches to forecasting share price movements;
describe the functions and operations of foreign exchange markets and perform calculations with respect to exchange rates;
and explain the role of derivative securities in risk management.

TOPIC CODE	TOPIC NAME
BUSN1001	Accounting Principles
BUSN1002	Financial Accounting Processes
BUSN1009	Quantitative Methods
BUSN1012	Management, People and Organisations
BUSN1013	Economics for Business
BUSN1014	Financial Markets
BUSN1015	Foundations of Finance
BUSN1019	Law for Business
BUSN1022	Marketing Principles
BUSN2029	Financial Reporting
BUSN2031	Business Forecasting
BUSN2035	Cost and Management Accounting
BUSN2040	Macroeconomics
BUSN3029	Investments and Portfolio Management
BUSN3031	Derivatives and Risk Management
BUSN3047	Company Accounting
BUSN3049	Corporate Finance
BUSN3054	Taxation Law and Practice
STAT1121	Data Science

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