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Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Bond portfolio management and equity (markets and instruments) evalutation (2025/2026)
Teaching code
4S006068
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/11 - FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
Period
Primo semestre LM dal Sep 29, 2025 al Dec 18, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
In the first part, the course focuses on the valuation of bonds (both government and corporate), first at the level of individual bond and then at the aggregate portfolio level, in order to appreciate the main management policies, passive and active, of portfolios composed by bonds only and by bonds and derivatives. In the second part, the course deals with the equity evaluation criteria and the way financial markets operate.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Fundamentals of financial mathematics
Fundamentals of financial instruments and financial markets
Program
First part
The return and risk indicators of government bonds.
The management strategies (passive and active) of a portfolio of government bonds.
Bund futures contracts.
The return and risk indicators of corporate bonds.
Second part
The evaluation criteria and indicators of the return and risk of equity securities.
The Markowitz's portfolio selection theory.
Stock portfolio management strategies.
Performance evaluation.
Materials for preparing for the exam
The topics of the first part are covered in the first 7 chapters of the textbook. The topics of the second part are covered in the following chapters of the textbook: 8, 9, 10 and the part of 12 devoted to stock portfolios and 13.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Teaching will be developed through lectures aimed at facilitating the understanding and interpretation of theoretical concepts.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam will be held through a written test.
The test will be made up of around twenty multiple choice questions and some exercises or open questions.
Evaluation criteria
The written exam aims to verify the Student's ability to critically analyze the topics covered during the lessons.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The written text will have a maximum score equal to 30/30 cum laude.
Exam language
italiano
