25556 The Financial System

6cp

Requisite(s): 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance OR 253000 Fundamentals of Business Finance

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Undergraduate

The aim of this subject is to develop an understanding of the operations of a modern financial system, covering its payment, financing and market-risk management activities. Its main topic areas are financial institutions, financial markets (such as stocks, bonds and foreign exchange) and derivatives (such as futures and options). It forms the foundation for further studies in investment analysis and derivative securities.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.business.uts.edu.au/courses/subject/syllabus/25556.pdf

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,280.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.