UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 
Financial Markets and Institutions 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: About This Guide 
Part 02: Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
Part 04: Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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Financial Markets and Institutions - at the University of Birmingham

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of Birmingham
Module Code	07 33188
Module Title	Financial Markets and Institutions
Credits	20
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

Prepare for the 2025 final examination in Financial Markets and Institutions at University of Birmingham with the most comprehensive exam guide available, including exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. You will get with a clear picture of how the final exam will be assessed, and how it is structured, as well as the likely style and range of questions that you could see in the real exam. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the topics that make up the module; to emphasise and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic; and to provide initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied.

The Financial Markets and Institutions module at the University of Birmingham introduces students to the fundamentals of financial markets and institutions. It begins by examining financial markets, covering key asset classes such as stocks, bonds, and options, while exploring topics like interest rates, risk and the term structure, Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The module then delves into the role of financial institutions in the economy, focusing on the economic analysis of financial structures, banking operations, financial regulation, competition within the banking industry, and financial crises. By the end of the module, students will gain a solid understanding of financial instruments and the principles underlying their use, the purpose and functions of financial systems, and the ability to evaluate the role of financial institutions and instruments in the economy.

MODULE CODE	MODULE NAME
07 31703	Economics for Business A
07 31704	Introduction to Marketing and Communications
07 32179	Financial Accounting and Accountability
07 32180	Numeracy, Statistical Analysis and Financial Literacy A
07 32195	Economics for Business B
07 33105	Advanced Econometrics: Theory and Applications
07 33106	Advanced Financial Markets and Institutions
07 33172	Corporate Finance
07 33175	Financial Reporting
07 33177	Management Accounting
07 33178	Security Analysis and Valuation
07 33188	Financial Markets and Institutions
07 33191	Mathematical Methods for Statistics and Econometrics
07 33831	Advanced Financial Accounting Practice and Theory
08 28536	Microeconomics
08 29189	Macroeconomics
08 29194	Principles of Economics
08 32427	Numeracy, Statistical Analysis and Financial Literacy B
08 35218	Econometrics

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