Fundamentals of Investing & Trading in the Stock Market

This course provides a structural overview of financial markets and their operating characteristics. Various asset types, market participants, and how assets trade within these markets and ecosystems are also described. Furthermore, this course is designed to familiarize students with the principles of a portfolio management of equity securities. It focuses on the risk-return relationship
and focus on the fundamental and technical analysis of stocks. The concepts of trading mechanisms and market techniques will be addressed with a simulation trading competition.

Course leader

For any information, please contact short-term@em-normandie.fr

Target group

Open to Undergraduate and Graduate students
For non-native English speakers: B2 (CEFR) or equivalent (TOEFL IBT 72, IELTS 5.0, TOEIC 750) is highly recommended.

Course aim

By the end of this course, participants are able to:
▪ Understand the characteristics of different financial assets and how to trade these assets
▪ Understand the benefit of diversification of holding a portfolio of assets
▪ Evaluate the risk and return
▪ Manage a financial portfolio

Credits info

6 EC
6 ECTS Credits
30 class-hours + Independent learning hours

Fee info

EUR 1175: Early bird for application before 30, April 2023 : € 1025 (regular fee).
EUR 825: Partner University fee (please contact us : short-term@em-normandie.fr) to check eligibility.
Early bird for application before 30, April 2023 : € 675 (Partner University fee).