Mercados financieros (Coursera)

Offered by Yale University,
Mercados financieros (Coursera)

Una síntesis de las ideas, métodos e instituciones que permiten que la sociedad humana pueda gestionar los riesgos y promover la actividad empresarial. Un énfasis en las habilidades de liderazgo con conocimientos financieros profundos. Descripción de las prácticas actuales y el análisis de prospectos a futuro. Introducción a los principios de gestión de riesgos y de las finanzas conductuales para comprender el funcionamiento en el mundo real de las industrias de valores, seguros y el sector bancario.

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El objetivo primordial de este curso es utilizar esas industrias de manera efectiva y orientada a una sociedad mejor.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
¡Te damos la bienvenida al curso! En este primer módulo, aprenderás los fundamentos de los mercados financieros, los seguros y el modelo de valoración de activos financieros (CAPM, por sus siglas en inglés). Este módulo servirá como base del curso.

WEEK 2
En este próximo módulo, profundizaremos en algunos detalles de las finanzas conductuales, la proyección, la fijación de precios, la deuda y la inflación.

WEEK 3
Acciones, bonos, dividendos, valores, capitalización de mercado; ¿qué son? ¿Quién los necesita? ¿Por qué? El módulo 3 explora estos conceptos, junto con los fundamentos empresariales y algunos antecedentes básicos de los mercados financieros.

WEEK 4
Echarle un vistazo al pasado reciente, explorando las recesiones, las burbujas económicas, las crisis hipotecarias y la regulación.

WEEK 5
Los mercados de opciones y de bonos se analizan en el módulo 5 y son componentes importantes de los mercados financieros.

WEEK 6
En el módulo 6, el profesor Shiller presenta la banca de inversión, los procesos de colocación de acciones, los corredores, los intermediarios, las bolsas y las nuevas innovaciones en los mercados financieros.

WEEK 7
El último módulo del profesor Shiller, se incluyen conferencias sobre las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y las empresas, así como tu desarrollo profesional en el ámbito de las finanzas.

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