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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

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

MC

Jul 17, 2017

Mr. Michel is really an amazing teacher! His lectures are vivic and greatly attracts my attention. I hope to take more of his classes because I've Learned more than I nomally can do in a short class

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By Bigol E

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Oct 21, 2022

It will give you alll the beginning concepts that you need. The doctors are great. I never felt that I am bored.

By Aarón G H

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Jun 27, 2020

Great course! I enjoyed every lesson and it truly helped me to understand the fundamentals of financial markets.

By Tilak B

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Apr 26, 2020

A comprehensive course that outlines the basics of finance. A good introduction for any individual interested to

By AKHIL S

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Jan 27, 2021

Week4 material is very good for understanding equity and bond market with interest rate and central bank policy

By Rotem C

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Oct 12, 2020

Very good course!

include theoretical things, but not to much.

Good for understand the base of financial market

By Fayez A

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Jul 15, 2020

Excellent course for an introduction to financial markets. The quality of the videos and material is excellent.

By Ramanand G

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Feb 8, 2020

This is the best course on financial market and also somehow difficult and easy but apart from it i enjoyed it.

By Loh T

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Dec 30, 2022

Detailed lecture and notes. Appreciate the efforts that the University had made to make this course possible.

By Martynas B

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Nov 20, 2020

Excelent! Especially enjoyed Michelle's way of explaining topics in humorous yet understandable way.

Great job!

By Andre v B K

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May 22, 2020

Great! Thanks for sharing all this knowledge. Great teaching methods, very useful charts and lots of insights.

By Selin Ş

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Jun 12, 2020

Amazing demonstrations of economical theories by Michel Girardin! Thanks for the course, absolutely loved it.

By Wong Y T

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Jan 14, 2021

Although it only teaches the fundamentals, it is a great course for beginners to enter the world of finance!

By Ana I T L

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Oct 21, 2020

Interesante curso! Comienza en lo más básico pero conforme avanza aborda temas profundos de forma muy amena.

By Santiago R R

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Aug 26, 2020

Amazing course. I think it's the best i've taken out of the 15+ courses I have experienced here in Coursera.

By Eberto

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Jul 1, 2020

Highly recommended course! The instructors explain very difficult concepts in a very easy way to understand.

By Masutano M

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May 30, 2018

Brilliantly put out! well composed courses! rich with information and great insight to the world of finance!

By Gh L

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Nov 26, 2016

one of the best courses available for those who are keen to learn and understand how financial markets work.

By Mario I

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Mar 1, 2016

Excellent course, covering an ample field in finance and economics. Most importantly, top quality educators.

By Alex B

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Feb 27, 2016

Educative content. Very good for people who want to have a better understanding about the financial markets.

By Nandini S

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Feb 1, 2023

This course is wonderful as if now I come to know about many new things. I am very thankful to this course.

By Rodolfo J H

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Jun 30, 2020

Thanks for the general overview to financial markets it will be very helpfull for my career. Merci beaucoup

By Elly M

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Apr 4, 2018

The course content was easy to follow and the instructors were very good at explaining the concepts clearly

By DR I C

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Mar 28, 2017

I found this to be a very well put together Course. If I do not offend may I comment on the verbal delivery

By Bekindto1another “

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Sep 28, 2023

This course was much better than expected it to be very well put together. An excellent course on finance.

By Njabulo J

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Jun 4, 2022

Good quality in lectures, instructors, video production and logical course progressios from courses 1 to 4