1 You have learnt that the basic function of financial system is to channel funds from savers to borrowers. In your opinion, how have businesses been supported through indirect finance? How will studying Money, Banking and Financial Markets increase your knowledge of how businesses can obtain funds?

2 You have learnt about the financial system and its components. How has this increased your understanding of how financial intermediaries increase efficiency in the economy? Do you think the recent pandemic has made the problem of asymmetric information worse?

3 Real estate prices in the UK have been rising Use your understanding of the bond market and money market to explain the effect on bond prices and interest rates. As a student of money, banking and financial markets, would you advise your friend to apply for a mortgage to buy a house now?

4 You have learnt about the Stock Market. Collect share price data over the last 3 months on any of UK supermarkets i.e. Tesco, Sainsbury, ASDA or Morrisons. Check out the news for your chosen supermarket. Do you think the share prices of your chosen supermarket are affected by news?. What does your understanding of stock market theory imply about making money from the stock market?