The course aims to provide knowledge on technical analysis of financial markets, developing trading strategies that integrate fundamental and graphical analysis. The objective of the course is to promote analytical and critical skills to interpret market dynamics.

- Trading markets;
-Introduction to technical analysis;

- Tools of Graphical Analysis;

-Tools of Fundamental Analysis;
- Construction and management of a trading portfolio;
- Psychological aspects applied to trading and behavioral errors.

Political Economics, if present in the curriculum

- Knowledge and Ability to Understand: By the end of the course, students should have acquired knowledge related to the technical analysis of financial markets, developing trading strategies that integrate fundamental and graphical analysis. In particular, they should know and be able to understand the specifics and problems involved in constructing a trading portfolio. 

-Applied knowledge and understanding: Students should be able to appropriately and flexibly apply acquired knowledge to analyze, understand and solve situations and problems related to the construction and management of trading portfolios.

- Autonomy of judgment: Students should have the ability to analyze and interpret the knowledge acquired during the course and to deal with complex problems independently and with their own judgment.

 - Communication skills: Students should acquire clear and effective communication skills through a good command of vocabulary related to the topics covered during the course. The modes of didactic work by which these results will be achieved will consist of: lectures, group work and possible in-depth seminars.

- Ability to learn: Students should have developed good learning skills, enabling them to acquire new knowledge, skills and abilities through professional and work experiences.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

The course involves the use of different teaching modes:

- lectures;

- classroom analysis and discussion of cases;

- tutorials and group work. 

Innovative teaching methods

Classroom case analysis and discussion, tutorials and group work

Attendance

Regular course attendance is strongly recommended.

Course books

Pring Marting J. (2024) , Analisi tecnica dei mercati finanziari, 4 edizione. McGraw-Hill Education ISBN 8838657742 (only chapters communicated by the lecturer).

Assessment

Assessment is through a written test with 10 multiple-choice questions, each of which, if correct, will be assigned a maximum score of 1.5, and 3 open-ended questions each of which will be assigned a maximum score of 5.
The student is expected to answer the open-ended questions in an articulate and thorough manner, in such a way as to demonstrate that he or she has acquired full knowledge and understanding of the topics in the syllabus, is able to analyze them critically and is able to expound them rigorously in a limited time, identifying the essential elements for exposition. 

The time available to answer the questions is 90 minutes. 

The judgments are determined taking into consideration the objectives defined in relation to the learning objectives "knowledge and understanding skills"; "applied knowledge and understanding skills"; "autonomy of judgment"; "communication skills" and "ability to learn." 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Self-study and individual study are required

Course books

Same teaching methods attending students 

Assessment

Same teaching methods attending students 

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.