Universität Wien

040096 UK Special Topics in Banking and Finance: Financial Markets (BA) (2025W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle
Mo 17.11. 09:45-11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Attendance of the first meeting at Oct. 3rd is mandatory.

The final will take place at Friday, Nov. 28th.

  • Freitag 03.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 06.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 13.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Montag 20.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 24.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 27.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 31.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 03.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 07.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 10.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 14.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Freitag 21.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Montag 24.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Freitag 28.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Main objectives
This third-year course provides an introduction into topical issues in the field of banking and finance. It aims at building a bridge between theoretical and methodological knowledge acquired in the first years to real world markets and applications. Current topics of interest include financial crises and the role of banks. Why do markets fail and how can prudential regulation improve their performance and resilience?
The course also serves as the basis for more advanced research, which may take the form of a bachelor thesis or even continued studies in form of subsequent master program in finance. Certain topics would lend themselves easily to bachelor theses in the general field of banking and finance.

Course outline
1. Introduction
2. Main functions of the financial system
- intertemporal transfers
- insurance and hedging
- information production
3. Financial markets and the pricing of risk
- review: CAPM
- anomalies
- illiquidity and private information
4. The role of financial intermediaries
- banking functions
- banking risks
- financing of (risky) innovations
5. Topical issues
- Banking regulation
- Bank networks and systemic risk
- Securitization and financial innovation
- High frequency trading and systemic risk

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Tasks
You have to
- prepare the lectures by reading the suggested literature,
- study the slides and handouts,
- participate actively in class meetings

Attendance is compulsory.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prerequisite: prior introduction to financial markets (e.g. ABWL Finanzwirtschaft, or equivalent)

Grading
For a positive assessment 50 points have to be acquired, out of at least a 100 achievable points. Points can be acquired by the following means:
- your answers on in-class quizzes and exercises (up 40 points),
- your answers to the questions of the final exam (up to 40 points), as well as
- your active participation in class (up to 20% points).

Prüfungsstoff

Active knowledge of topics covered in lectures, slides, student presentations and related literature is required.

Literatur

Will be made available on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 07.10.2025 12:05