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FN1202: Introduction to Finance

Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026

Part A: About This Guide

Part B: Sample Final Examination Paper

Part C: Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper

Part D: Final Examination - Hints and Tips

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FN1202: Introduction to Finance (University of London)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 - 2027

University	University of London
Module Code	FN1202
Module Level	4
Credit Value	30
Module Name	Introduction to Finance
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	30

Struggling to cover everything for Introduction to Finance (FN1202) at the University of London? This complete guide shows how the final exam is structured and marked, and the main question styles you can expect. Inside you’ll find exam-style questions with step-by-step solutions, straightforward explanations, and final-exam hints and tips, plus practical guidance on format, key marking points, timing, and model solutions to check your work.

This course provides a non-technical introduction and overview of the Finance discipline. The course is designed as a foundational course in finance on which subsequent, more specialised finance courses are based.

This course is divided into two parts. The first part revolves around asset pricing theory and its application to the valuation of securities that are traded in financial markets (e.g., stocks, bonds, and derivatives). The second part introduces corporate finance, which is concerned with how businesses make financial decisions.

Part 1: Asset Markets Topics include discounting and present value, risk and return, arbitrage, financial markets and securities, banks, mutual and hedge funds.

Part 2: Corporate Finance Topics include financial statement analysis, the cost of capital, capital structure, venture capital and private equity, initial public offerings, and the valuation of firms and projects.

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