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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

SM

Aug 17, 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.

WM

Aug 14, 2016

Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Very well thought out and presented in an informative and very engaging manner. Brought to life many subjects I was aware of but lacked in depth understanding.

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By PARVATHY M D

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Dec 23, 2020

Very informative course

By Sony E

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Jul 28, 2020

very good. knowledgable

By Ha F

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Apr 20, 2019

very easy to understand

By Duke N

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Sep 1, 2016

Very informative course

By Aditya V

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Feb 26, 2016

Its a great course.....

By Ggggh F

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Feb 18, 2016

Very and helpful course

By Miguel Á M P

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Nov 11, 2024

Me parecio interesante

By Ahmed S

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Apr 28, 2020

one of the best course

By Stefano C

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Feb 10, 2020

Super clear and useful

By Vishal S

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Jun 13, 2016

Very good introduction

By Abdalhay A A A

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Mar 8, 2016

Best course I had ever

By Sebastian S

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Feb 15, 2016

Very simple and useful

By Fabio L

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Aug 12, 2022

Absolutely fantastic!

By Paco L

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Mar 18, 2022

Very complete course.

By Pratik T

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May 30, 2021

Very much informative

By Elkiyar Z

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Dec 18, 2020

Very educative course

By Raminta E

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Nov 19, 2018

Well prepared course!

By WANG, S

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Oct 7, 2021

Concise and logical.

By Artak H

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Oct 9, 2016

Very good course !!!

By Marvin F D V

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Jul 6, 2025

I love this course.

By Ivan D

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Jan 8, 2024

Highly recommended1

By Kai-lik F

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Aug 25, 2023

Michel is the best!

By Yash S

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Jul 19, 2021

It was fun learning

By Alvaro A I F

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Jan 7, 2021

Easy to understand.

By JOSMY V

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Sep 22, 2020

EXCELLENT COURSE...