Financial Instruments (980N1)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll learn how to analyse:

  • equity investments
  • fixed-income securities
  • foreign exchange markets
  • commodity markets
  • recent financial instruments.

You’ll explore:

  • existing financial instruments
  • equity investments
  • financial analysis and equity valuation, key for making investment decisions
  • recent financial instruments – including ETFs, REITs, ETNs and climate change contracts
  • the foreign exchange market (spot and forward)
  • different types of securities that form the basis of the interest-rate markets, associated with debt securities
  • the commodity markets – such as gold and oil.

Teaching

67%: Lecture
33%: Seminar

Assessment

30%: Coursework (Problem set)
70%: Examination (Take away paper)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.