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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

MC

Jul 16, 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

RK

Oct 5, 2020

Thank you! Coursera for providing me the platform for boosting my knowledge in Financial Markets, as i have learned various financial parts in this subject and this will help me in my carrier too.

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By Malhar S

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Jun 20, 2020

It was quite insightful, in helping me learn about how the markets perform. The videos were successful in explaining the different financial markets and how to check if it is overvalued or undervalued.

By Shashank V M

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Aug 18, 2019

Great course. However, some basics concepts were not explained and Michel should have taken examples and taught the concepts, rather than just teaching the theory with confusing graph diagrams.

By Joao p G d A

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Jul 31, 2018

Very good course. It would be nice if the lecturer could present some numeric examples of the impact of prices with the change of interest rates considering the duration of the portfolio.

By Rohit J

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Dec 13, 2023

This course is very helpful for those how have background in finance and also useful for non-finance background peoples . In the we easily understand the finance and financial market .

By Wallace P C J

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Jul 8, 2020

Prof Michel is so engaging, knowledgeable and takes pride in his teaching! I really enjoyed his out-of-the-box teachings which made the mundane financials lesson less dreadful!

By Peter H

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Jun 30, 2019

really good mix of videos, text and quiz. This course is easy to understand for beginners and well structured. Big compliment form my side. I am glad to have made this course!

By Himanshu D

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Jan 26, 2020

Some of the topics was not taught in-depth witch I believe was due to shortage of time but overall the course is a great learning source of introduction to financial markets.

By Jaya K

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Oct 22, 2019

Elaborately discussed about most of the Market strategies and provided insights in to Markets, Bonds, Equities and their relationships with Central banks in a precise manner.

By Waqar K

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Jun 25, 2019

The course is very well versed an in detail. A good catch up for those who wants to enhance their knowledge of Financial Markets and looking forward to invest in the market.

By omid m

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Sep 19, 2020

this course is good for the ones who haven't any idea about financial markets. it mention some fields but didn't provide full definition about that fields. but still good

By Atul C

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Jan 22, 2018

Good and simple foundation building in Financial Markets, on some very interesting topics. Michael it is a pleasure to listen to you and all the analogise that you . A

By Vedika M

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Aug 6, 2017

The best thing about this course is that there are some interesting questions in between and that makes you interest level very high and hence easy to focus and learn

By Vidal C

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Jan 25, 2021

I enjoyed that concepts were explained in a practical and entertaining matter, making it easier for me to understand the material. Quizzes also reinforced my memory.

By Rasmus N N

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Aug 25, 2020

Some of the teachers had an unbearable accent, ofc not her fault, but it actually made it harder to listen and learn for long periods of time. Great course overall!

By Tomas V

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May 1, 2022

User friendly and not to heavy on technical terms. Keep calm and keep investing in great companies! Always remember you not buying shares, you are buying business.

By Marcio W E

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Jun 30, 2020

Very good in order to build a basic foundation towards understanding financial markets and financial terms. Highly recommended to continue with the specialization.

By moazzamhussain

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Jun 7, 2017

You will be able to learn the basics of financial markets and how economic growth behaves with respect to different economic parameters.The course is worth taking!

By Jose M B G

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Jul 4, 2021

It is a great course, but I found some difficulties with the formulas we have learnt, maybe a deeper explanation would help people who are not familiar with them.

By Jiashun X

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Nov 20, 2019

Solid knowledge and provide essential fundamental elements for beginners, which is very helpful for anyone who does not possess a background in investment.

By Abiodun J o

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Oct 5, 2020

financial market play an importance role in economy development of a given country. typical role of central bank. Effect of inflation on equity and bods.

By Salvador R M

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Sep 1, 2020

The lessons are well taught, the information is clearly provided and the difficulty of the quizzes are according with the material of the course.

By Eman D

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Aug 20, 2020

I would like to thank all the professors who contributed in this course and specially Dr. Michel for a very easy and interactive way of learning.

By Natalia P

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Jun 1, 2020

Great course, but when professor were mentioning some graph/chart information "The chart on the left, or on your right" it was confuse to follow.

By Harsh G

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Dec 9, 2019

Amazing course. I had no financial background and had come to this course with just curiosity, but now I am leaving with good financial knowledge

By Shimin L

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Oct 1, 2020

Some of the heavier math needed more clarification. It sometimes felt like it was just randomly thrown out without much context or explanation.