Securities Law

Learning Results

The objectives of this course embody on the analysis of the legal regime of securities (shares, bonds, equity
securities, units in collective investment undertakings, warrants, etc.), their public offerings, markets negotiation of
such values, the intermediation of transactions focusing on them and finally, the supervisory regime.

Program

1. General Principles on the Law of Securities.
2. Securities
2.1. Concept.
2.2. Modalities.
3. Types of securities markets.
4. Institutions operating under the Securities Market.
4.1. Investors.
4.2. Issuers.
4.3. Operators of markets and systems.
4.4. Supervisors.
4.5. Financial intermediaries.
5. Takeover.
5.1. Public offerings.
5.2. Takeover bids.
6. Intermediation.
6.1. General rules.
6.2. Intermediation contracts.
6.3. Trading for own account.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

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