Financial Markets and Management (1 º Sem 2020/2021)

With this course, students are familiarized with the main existing financial markets, as well as with the main financial decisions made by firms and other organizations, among which we highlight the investment decision, the financing decision, and the payout decision. Besides the ?traditional? on these matters, we dedicate special attention to the current themes of ethics and sustainable finance, focusing on socially conscious investors and ESG - Environment, Social and Governance financing (including, for exemple, green bonds and good governance principles), and also on new non-conventional markets (like cryptocurrencies and fintech). Students should understand the main techniques and methods used to evaluate an investment, as well the financing choices involved, and the optimal capital structure for a given company. The payout decision is also discussed.