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 (University of Birmingham)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

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 Financial Markets and Institutions final at the University of Birmingham with a complete exam guide. It includes exam-style questions and practical tips to avoid common pitfalls. You’ll get a clear picture of how the paper is organised, what question types to expect, and the range of topics likely to appear. The guide takes you through the module in a logical order: key ideas explained clearly, important methods broken down step by step, and worked examples that show how to apply them under time pressure. Use it to study efficiently and walk into the final with confidence.

This module provides an introduction to financial markets and financial institutions. The module focuses first on understanding financial markets and introduces students to key asset classes (stocks, bonds, options). Topics include the role and behaviour of interest rates, risk and the term structure, the theory of Rational Expectations and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The module then focuses on the role of financial institutions in the economy. Topics include the economic analysis of financial structure, banking and the management of financial institutions, the economic analysis of financial regulation, the structure and competition within the banking industry, and financial crises.

By the end of the module students should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main financial instruments and the economic principles underlying their use;
demonstrate knowledge and understanding of what a financial system is and what it does;
apply concepts and principles to evaluate the role of financial institutions and financial instruments in the economy.

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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 32094	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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