This diploma thesis is devoted to the problem of creating a portfolio of shares. First part is focused on the characterization of shares - classes of shares and rights associated with them. The second chapter compares the Efficient market theory and Behavioral approach, as the two opposing schools of thought. The third chapter gradually introduces fundamental analysis, from the global analysis through the analysis of an industry to the analysis of a particular company. Furthermore, this work focuses on the Value investment approach, that is based on fundamental analysis. On the basis of several criteria are particular stocks selected to the portfolio. The intensity of these criteria is then tested in the relationship with the resulting number of selected stocks. The conclusion of the fourth chapter is devoted to the issue of discounts and premiums that are trying to take into account specific factors of securities, which should be reflected into their prices.

This paper analyses options/warrants price behavior around an ex-dividend day of underlying shares. Both equity options as financial instruments traded on options exchanges, and warrants/certificates as OTC financial instruments are analyzed. First, the paper analyzes the ex-dividend day share price drop. Findings of this part are further used to analyze the impact of unexpected share price decline on options prices. Further, the paper focuses on volumes of traded options contracts and changes in options prices around the ex-dividend day. The paper focuses on European shares and related options and warrants. The options data was collected from the options exchange EUREX and also from several OTC sources -- Vontobel, Lang & Schwarz, Erste, and xMarkets by Deutsche Börse. The main aim of the paper is to identify market inefficiencies in trading in and valuation of equity options. There are two main conclusions that around the ex-dividend day there is a significantly increased trading activity and the call options depreciate whereas put options appreciate between the cum-dividend and the ex-dividend day. This shows insufficient implementation of the share price drops into options valuation models of options dealers or investors / speculators. Further an impact of unexpected share price behavior was analyzed but no particular pattern has been identified. The impact of the unexpected share price drop (either too high or too low) has ambiguous implications on the options prices. Finally, ways how to utilize on knowledge of inefficient trading in options around the ex-dividend day were suggested. The suggestions were done both from the perspective of an investor / speculator and of an options dealer.

This diploma thesis deals with analysis of the stock price behavior around ex-dividend day, focusing on the European capital market. The theoretic part is aimed at summarizing of hypotheses and effects affecting the amount of the stock price in comparison with an amount of dividend during last 50 years. In the practical part, there is firstly described a methodology of testing, later the 3 main hypotheses are determined, that are finally tested on a sample of 220 European companies listed on twelve stock exchanges, including the Prague stock exchange. The aim will be to determine the validity of hypotheses on the sample as a whole as well as on some selected stock exchanges in the period between 2006 and 2010, the influence of the payment of dividend on share price, but also the potential impact of financial crisis. Furthermore, the possibility of arbitrage opportunities will be evaluated, which could be incurred on some stock exchanges or individual shares, as well as stability, efficiency and predictability of individual capital markets.

Fundamental analysis provides a method which based on global, industrial and corporate information attains to a decision, showing stocks being undervalued or appraised accordingly. The goal of this thesis is to implement and verify adequate methods of fundamental analysis on stocks of bank corporation Commerzbank AG and to give in a background for decision, whether the stocks on the market were evaluated correctly. At the closure of thesis interest lies in analysis of balance entries of Commerzbank and its ever changing structure depending on trends of stock quotes from 1st of Jan 2009 until 30th of September 2012.

This master thesis deals with the investment recommendation for Czechoslovak Com- mercial Bank, a.s. The recommendation is based on business strategy based on Fibonacci retracement and analysis of the current risks of financial markets. The first part deals with the parameters and the results of the business strategy. Second part proposes investment and non-investment recommendations. At the end of the thesis are summarized all aspects of the research.

The diploma thesis focuses on the design of an investment portfolio for a hedge fund, which is focused on investments in technology companies. The selection of individual companies is based on a fundamental analysis and the statute of the hedge fund.

The diploma thesis deals with the financial analysis of European joint stock companies in the pharmaceutical sector in order to expand the investment portfolio of a field-oriented fund of qualified investors. Selected companies are subjected to financial analysis by selected ratios. Based on these data, they are compared with each other by the method of intercompany comparison according to specified weights and verified in terms of their possible bankruptcy. With the help of these outputs, a proposal to expand the fund's investment portfolio is subsequently formulated.

Master‘s thesis is focused on the possibility of financing a company through entering the alternative market of the Prague Stock Exchange Ltd. The alternative market of the Prague Stock Exchange is the START Market, which is suitable for smaller and innovative czech companies. This is about an unregulated market, which means that the conditions of admission conditions and trading rules are set by the stock exchange. The thesis defines the basic starting points, which are connected with the capital market, the market organizer and the initial public offering of stocks (IPO).

This Master´s thesis analyses problems with global classification of chosen subjects on capital market of the Czech Republic, determines inner stock value and with other factors gives the sign to the investor about buying stock of company. The aim of this thesis is to help investors with investing free finance resources to the capital market. This thesis takes into account the concrete requirements defined by investor.

I considered on initial public offerings in my thesis. The thesis describes signification of initial public offerings including its advantages and disadvantages, informs about its specifications and recommends to investors, what they should focus on, if they think of such type of investment.