Universität Wien

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

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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

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

  • Friday 03.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 06.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 13.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 20.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 24.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 27.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 31.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 03.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 07.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 10.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 14.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 17.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 21.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 24.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 10 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 28.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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

Assessment and permitted materials

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.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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).

Examination topics

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

Reading list

Will be made available on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 07.10.2025 12:05