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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 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...

By Bugra D

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Aug 28, 2020

perfect time for me

By Elio J L 1

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May 22, 2020

VERY HELPFUL COURSE

By Soumen K H

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Dec 23, 2019

Excellent teaching.

By Ayush r

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Aug 4, 2019

Very good lectures.

By lucio m

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Apr 6, 2016

Excellent Course...

By Jaime L

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Feb 4, 2025

práctico y directo

By John W

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Mar 14, 2023

Great courses!!!!!

By Joaquin L

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Oct 30, 2020

They are awesome!!

By Mayank M

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Jul 15, 2020

Outstanding Course

By Barak A

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Jan 14, 2018

Thank you so much.

By Harry L

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Sep 3, 2017

fantanstic course.

By Giorgi T

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Oct 15, 2016

It is really great

By Ron T

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Mar 29, 2016

Good for beginners

By Ibrahim Z

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Oct 18, 2021

Very Inisghtful!

By KALLIOPI M

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Jan 21, 2021

excellent course!

By Nicolás C

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Oct 19, 2020

Excellent course!

By Igor M

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Sep 4, 2020

Excellent course!

By Akashbhai B P

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Jun 13, 2020

Very good course.

By Onur K P

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May 16, 2020

Very nice course!

By SAI T K

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May 7, 2020

Very Descriptive.

By Carlos A M E

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May 6, 2020

Excellent teacher