Personal investments practically 2600-MSdz2PIPen

The following topics will be covered in detail in the course:
1. Business cycle and its phase
2. Role of the Federal Reserve
3. Psychological stock market cycles
4. The business cycle and the stock market cycle
5. Global capital migration
6. Stock valuation using DCF and multiplier valuation
7. Phase of the stock exchange cycle
8. ETFs
9. Stocks and the VIX index
10. Bonds
11. Currencies
12. Futures, Options and CFDs
13. Commodities:
- precious metals
- industrial metals
- energy materials
- CO2 emission allowances
- agricultural goods
14. Investing in commodity ETFs: contango and backforwardation
15. Real Estate and REITs
16. Cryptocurrencies
17. Diversification
18. MiFID and Broker Selection

Term 2026Z:

The following topics will be covered in detail in the course: 1. Business cycle and its phase 2. Role of the Federal Reserve 3. Psychological stock market cycles 4. The business cycle and the stock market cycle 5. Global capital migration 6. Stock valuation using DCF and multiplier valuation 7. Phase of the stock exchange cycle 8. ETFs 9. Stocks and the VIX index 10. Bonds 11. Currencies 12. Futures, Options and CFDs 13. Commodities: precious metals, industrial metals, energy materials, CO2 emission allowances, agricultural goods 14. Investing in commodity ETFs: contango and backforwardation 15. Real Estate and REITs 16. Cryptocurrencies 17. Diversification 18. MiFID and Broker Selection

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Dziewanowska
Wojciech Kuryłek

Course dedicated to a programme

4EU+Courses

Type of course

elective courses

Mode

Remote learning

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:

K_U07 – will be able to independently make investment decisions regarding a wide range of assets and, with their level of knowledge, should qualify as a professional investor according to MiFID standards.

Assessment criteria

Graded credit
The student working in a group will make real investment decisions, which will be presented in the last class together with their logical justification and assessed by the teacher.