Assessment and feedbackSummative assessment grid
| Type of Assessment | Word Count or equivalent | Threshold
(if Professional Body-PSRB applies) |
Weighting | Pass Mark | Submission due-date & time | Method of Submission & Date of Feedback |
| Written paper on Investment and trading strategies – General question | 1500 words | N/A | 50% | 50% | Week 9 | Via Turnitin;
15 working days after the assessment date |
| Verbal / Visual Presentation | 20 Mins plus 10 Mins questions | N/A | 50% | 50% | Week 14 | PPT Group Presentation;
15 working days after the assessment date |
1.2 Assessment brief including criteria mapped to learning outcomes
Assessment 1 – Written assignment
Assignment brief:
The Financial Markets play an Important Role in any Democratic country. Discuss in order of importance to you what these roles are and why they are so important to a Democratic, free market based economy.
Pick out one type of financial instrument i.e. Futures, Options, FX [ Currency Markets] and discuss who are the primary participants in that market / arena and how those participants use that particular financial instrument and what they use it for.
You will submit a fully referenced paper (using Harvard Referencing) of about 2000 words (+/- 10%) – footnotes and appendices are NOT included in the word count. Please remember that Wikipedia is not an appropriate referencing source.
Date of Submission – Week 9
Essential Reading
- Kirkpatrick, C. D. and Dahlquist, J.R., 2015. Technical Analysis – The Complete Resource Guide for Financial Market Technicians. 2nd New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
- Graham, B., 2003. The Intelligent Investor – The Definitive Book on Value Investing – A Book of Practical Counsel. Harper Collins.
- Price, T., 2016. Investing Through the Looking Glass: A Rational Guide to Irrational Financial Markets. Hampshire: Harriman House Ltd.
- ONE CHAPTER – New Market Wizzards – Part III: Futures-The Variety-Pack Market – Chapter on William Eckhardt
Recommended Reading
- Faith, C., 2007. Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders. New York: Mc-Graw Hill Publishing.
