OY
Apr 17, 2022
The subject was simplified for beginners in the field of financial market instruments. Instructor explained all the details very clearly. Overall I had a very positive experience with the class
AI
Jun 17, 2020
Global Financial Markets and Instruments is a MUST. Excellent instruction! I truly appreciate the opportunity to receive this course from such a prestigious University - Rice University.
By nityaaditya n
•Sep 29, 2020
great
By Saumya R
•Jul 16, 2020
best
By Shady A
•Jul 4, 2021
the course is very informative but I would say the material is shallowly explained
many sessions I had to go online on several websites to understand about the subject in more depth which is essential for solving the quizzes (course's Duty) and also to the whole leaning process .
for Example :
Calculating the rate of return on a specified instrument was very hard when there are many future years (5 years from now) it would be a fraction's denominator powered by 5 and 4 and 3 ,the lectures didn't even mention anything on how to calculate this argument
on the Equity chapter for example it's not clear which formula should be used and in what situations. (even after going back on the lectures 3 Times) This made me fail several times the financial assets summary Exam- week3 (see the forum on how many questions there are on this section- not answered)
Arzu is a great teacher but she should go more in the specifics, even though this is a beginner level course, we're talking about investing here
I don't see the forum useful, there is no movement there, people/staff/instructor Rarely reply (Exploded questions unanswered for 6 months already and no body cares)
I would say: go learn Investing somewhere else or read on google.
By J. I B
•Jan 12, 2021
The material is very well organized, compacted, digested. That's great. My big concern has been the lack of support in the forums. That's fundamental to me and I didn't get almost any answers to my questions neither from instructors nor others. Also would be great if the accompanying notes to the videos have the complete examples. Also a little more detail on types of order details would be very useful. Overall I'm satisfied with the course and gonna keep with the rest of the series.
By DONNA C
•Nov 28, 2020
The course material was extensive. Numbers are not my deal, so the 3 was more my limited knowledge than the content of the course and the instructor. I still struggle with numbers and word problems. But i was satisfied with the course material and the presentation of the materials.
By Jeremiah Z
•Apr 30, 2020
Most of the formulas presented are either inaccurate or not sufficiently described. The general framework is good, but formulas should be clearer and accurate. I had to look into other online materials to get better explanation. This should not be so.
By Matteo E
•Dec 27, 2017
A good overall view of the markets and the investible world. It would get 5 stars if there was a broader analysis of different asset classes (i.e. annuity vs annuity due, etc...) and the accompanying notes were more detailed.
By Justin L
•Jun 9, 2019
The quizzes included either pretty difficult math questions or pretty simple definition questions. I have gained a high level understanding of the various methods of investment from this course.
By Steven H
•Mar 15, 2022
While the content is really practical. On a number of occassions the questions on the quiz used methods or ideas that weren't really showed how to apply in the class.
By Sergio L
•May 19, 2020
En general el curso me ha resultado util y puedo decir que cuento con un buen acercamiento a los temas. Pareciera faltarle profundidad en algunos contenidos.
By José G S V
•Apr 5, 2020
The profesor is great as well as the material in the course.Please help us to respond concers in forums & some issues that are still in the videos.
By Shreya O
•Jun 16, 2021
the course is well aligned with the US market however as a beginner it would be difficult for you to relate, if you are not from US.
By M I K
•Nov 13, 2018
Course was good but I think the teacher Dr.O wasn't convinving at all. I find it really difficult in understanding her lectures.
By Olga A
•Jul 5, 2021
The course is very basic and provides only shallow knowledge. You get familiarized with terms and concepts but no more.
By Qin L
•Aug 14, 2019
Many errors in notes, a little bit wasting of time to review. More formulas will be better to understand
By Shelki R R
•Jul 22, 2022
sessions were informative but could have been more descriptive as the target audience are beginners.
By Mark C
•Dec 10, 2017
Video-embedded quiz lack solutions.
Some quiz are not well clearly stated.
By Alain O K
•Nov 2, 2020
more details are needed to make the course easy to learners
By Deleted A
•Nov 16, 2017
Instructor passionate but explanation of subjects shaky
By Norman O B
•Dec 9, 2016
Explanations and examples are not so good.
By Mushahid H
•Feb 1, 2022
nice experience
By Ernesto L M
•Oct 21, 2022
OK!
By Seth V
•Jan 1, 2017
The course information is very interesting but covers the material too briefly. The topics were covered very quickly and not in very much depth. Quizzes often asked questions in a way that was not covered in the course material and were therefore quite difficult to figure out at times. I'm taking this course series to learn the material, not to be tricked of failed on a quiz. Also as this is a rather math-intensive subject, a more comprehensive review of the algebraic tools and skills required would be helpful. Lastly, there were many mistakes with grammar and spelling in the written portions. I know English isn't everyone's first language, but if we are paying for these educational materials then it doesn't look very professional for there to be glaring errors repeatedly throughout the material. It's not that difficult to have a native speaker proof-read before publishing (I would be happy to do this for you, any job openings?). Just some thoughts.
By Justin P K
•Jan 7, 2023
I wanted to take this course as a refresher of the basics as I look to expand my overall skills in financial analysis. This course was dreadful in my opinion. There are errors throughout the course (some of which are sloppily corrected), the overall verbiage is written in a way that is hard to follow, and the professor often glances over examples rather than actually explaining what is going on. Support materials are terrible and often out of date, one even required a paid subscription to another website to read. All in all I'd suggest spending a few hours reviewing TVM, Bond pricing formulas, and equity pricing formulas. You will be much less frustrated and come out further ahead than if you take this course.
On the bright side, I can say that I did get my refresher that I wanted. Unfortunately it came because I was frustrated with the course so I was constantly looking up information that should have been explained in the course.
By Richard v W
•May 19, 2020
Possibly the worst course I have done on Coursera.
There are errors in the videos, only some of which have been corrected by stopping the video and adding a voice over. At least one of these errors leads to an incorrect answer in one of the quiz questions.
The quiz questions themselves are often badly written and unclear. Where calculations are required it is clear that intermediate steps have been rounded but if you don't follow the same rounding as the question setter, you'll get a slightly different answer which Coursera will mark as wrong.
And they ask you to round the answer when what is really wanted is truncation.
They've even used the same question in 2 quizzes in Week 3 with different answers because they're rounded (truncated!) differently.
I'm a paying customer (I have a Coursera subscription) and expect better.
2 out of 5 Dr. O!