Class Markets, Institutions and Financial Instruments

The main objetive of this course is to introduce students to the Portuguese Financial System, Financial Institutions and Financial Intermediation and the latest trends in banking and finance: Internationalization, innovation, as well as sustainability policies in Portuguese banking. Knowledge of tools for risk control in futures markets, through the use of various mechanisms available for this purpose, instruments for mitigating risks.

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Introduction to financial activity Markets, system and principal entities Portuguese Financial System: institutional characterization Financial Institutions and Financial Intermediation Venture capital Trends in banking and finance: Internationalization, innovation Sustainability policies in Portuguese banking (financing of sustainable projects; analysis of environmental and social risks) Financial instruments for hedging risk: Forwards and financial derivatives

The teaching methodologies applied are as follows: ME1 - Expository: presentation of concepts and techniques related to the syllabus; ME2 - Participatory: analysis and resolution of cases; ME3 - Self-study: autonomous work by the student.

Caiado, Aníbal e Jorge Caiado (2018). Gestão de Instituições Financeiras, Ed. Sílabo, 3ª ed., ISBN 9789726189473 Pinho, Carlos, Ricardo Valente e outros (2019), Risco Financeiro, Medida e Gestão, Ed. Sílabo, 2ª ed., ISBN 978-972-618-997-8 Hull, J. C . - Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 11th ed., 2022. ISBN -13: 978-0134472089