INVESTMENTS

Course Information
TitleΕΠΕΝΔΥΣΕΙΣ / INVESTMENTS
Code03ΕΕ57
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolEconomics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorGeorgios Panos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID100001228

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600122945
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • 03ΥΣ07 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS II
  • 03ΥΕ07 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS I
Learning Outcomes
The course introduces students to risk diversification and portfolio investments. The course provides information about the legal and institutional framework of portfolio investment companies in Greece and describes practical applications of portfolio theory. On completion of the course students must be able to analyze and evaluate portfolio investments, understand limitations and efficiently manage a securities portfolio.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
Portfolio theory. Capital asset pricing models. Portfolio companies. Markets and indices. Mutual Funds. Closed-end funds. Pension funds. Hedge Funds. Portfolio performance evaluation.
Keywords
Risk, return, CAPM, portfolio performance, Sharpe index, Treynor index, Jensen alpha.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures82
Tutorial
Exams2
Total84
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Νικόλαος Φίλιππας: Αμοιβαία Κεφάλαια, Εκδόσεις Μπάμπαλος-Στυλιανίδης, Αθήνα 2010.
Additional bibliography for study
Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Ma\rcus: Investments, McGraw Hill.
Last Update
05-04-2016