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ATILIM UNIVERSITY

Graduate School of Social Sciences


Department of Business

FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS, MBA 517


Spring 2020

LECTURER : Doğan CANSIZLAR, Prof. Dr.


DAY AND TIME : Monday : 18.30 - 21.20 SBE # 502
OFFICE : School of Business # 204
OFFICE PHONE : 0312 586 8797
OFFICE HOURS : Monday : 12.30 - 14.00
Wednesday : 12.30 - 14.00
E-mail : dogan.cansizlar@atilim.edu.tr

Objective : The basic purpose of this course is to provide a clear conceptual framework how
financial markets ( such as those for bonds, stocks and foreign exchange ) and financial Institutions
( banks and other financial institutions ) work and how the financial institutions are managed ( risk
management ).

Grading :

- Mid Term Exam : 30 points ( date to be announced later )


- Final Exam : 60 points
- Presentation : 10 points
Reference Textbook : -Financial Markets and Instituitions, Antony Saunders-Marcia Million
Cornett, McGraw-Hill Education, 2015

Course Outline :

1. Overview of the Financial System


2. Determinants of Interest Rates
3. Interest Rates and Security Valuation
4. The Federal Reserve System, Monetary Policy, and Interest Rates
5. Money Markets
6. Bond Markets
7. Mortgage Markets
8. Stock Markets
9. Foreign Exchange Markets
10.Derivative Securities Markets
11.Commercial Banks: Industry Overview
12.Regulation of Commercial Banks
13.Other Lending Institutions: Savings Institutions, Credit Unions, and Finance Companies
14.Insurance Companies
15.Securities Firms and Investment Banks
16.Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds
17.Pension Funds
18.Types of Risks Incurred by Financial Institutions

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