This eLearning course introduces key concepts in Finance to an audience without a financial background.  This course, through step-by-step examples, introduces the way the financial market operates, explains the concepts of risk/reward and provides an overview of financial instruments.

The materials of this course are in Chinese.

Through this course, participants will understand:

• the different types of markets and participants
• how the drivers in the financial market may impact feasibility of engineering projects
• the structures of bonds, shares and their functions in the market
• why the coupon and dividend levels have no relation with investment returns
• what determines asset prices and the interactions of economic forces

• Market explain: the purpose, market rules and participants
• Comparison of bonds and stocks
• The concepts of capital structure and leverage
• Introduction to financial instruments
• Comparison of bond and share investments
• Risk and reward analysis of different financial instruments
• How to make effective investment decisions

Chinese materials

Please register by sending an email to kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com stating the e-class of interest and your contact information. We will follow up with details of payment methods and logistics.

Enquiry: kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com  or by phone: 9310-7127 (Dr. Kong)