Tato diplomová práce je zaměřena na zhodnocení hlavních faktorů ovlivňujích domácnosti při jejich investičním rozhodování a popisu vybraných investičních instrumentů (akcie, podílové listy, dluhopisy, životní pojištění a penzijní připojištění. Dále na analýzu poptávky domácností po investičních instrumentech ve vybraných vyspělých zemích, kterými jsou Spojené státy americké, Velká Británie a Německo, a v České republice. Analýzy jsou prováděny za rok 2006 a přihlédnutím k vývoji poptávky během několika posledních let. Závěr je věnován srovnání všech analyzovaných zemí a nástinu možnného budoucího vývoje investičního rozhodování domácností.

The principal aim of the thesis is to analyze specific issues of financial service firms in comparison with nonfinancial firms, and to explain how to determine the intristic value of a stock using the fundamental analysis. The particular macroeconomic, industrial and business factors influencing the intristic value of a stock are desribed in detail with the emphasis on the distinctions of financial service firms. A separate chapter is focused on particular methods suitable for determining the intristic value of a financial service firm's stock. The applied section analyzes all the components of the fundamental analysis in detail using Komerční banka's stock as an example. Consequently, the intristic value of the stock is calculated by means of available methods with the decision whether the market pricing is correct.

This diploma thesis comprise description and comaparison of main international stock exchanges and their indexes, also Czech stock exchange, activities connected to trading on stock exchange, instruments used for trend setting, potency of statistical estimation of exchange rates and evaluation of available virtual trading in securities as an instrument for beginning investors.

The thesis treats of stockholders' equity in joint-stock company. The thesis firstly focuses on accounting view, secondly focuses on tax and law view. In the thesis is discussed for example the function of stockholders' equity, stockholders' equity versus deposits, stockholders' equity in statements, transaction of floatation and liquidation, treasury stock, allocation of profit and stockholders' equity according to international accounting.

The work examines the investment instruments that are in their offer leading stockbrokers in the Czech Republic. Analyzes in detail the stock markets in the Czech republic, the USA and Germany. Part of the work is also addressing the issue of fees and method of establishing a merchant account at stockbroker.

My thesis is concentrated on methods of reporting and measurement of securities. Content of the beginning are general features and definitions of securities. The main part contains description of methods used by Czech GAAP and IFRS. Comparison of these systems in the area of securities is mentioned at the end.

Diploma thesis focuses on fundamental and technical analysis of the stock Komerční banka, a.s. The aim of the work is to applicate techniques of both analyses and prepare investvment recommendations according to acquired results. This work also provides theoretical background of particular analyses and applied methods. The first chapter contains global fundamental analysis supplemented by analysis of relations between main factors and index PX using correlation coefficient. Another two chapters deal with sector analysis and calculation of intrinsic value of the stock. The last chapter is devoted to technical analysis using chart's methods and methods based on technical indicators.

This graduation thesis analyses the spot and forward markets; the focus is on stock and stock-call options for two German companies -- Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. Price movement and evaluation/devaluation for the financial instrument are measured over a specific period of time. The closing chapter compares both markets using three criteria -- leverage effect, analysis of volume and traded contracts, and how volatility affects the call option price.

The subject of the diploma paper is multiple criteria analysis of stocks traded on Prague Stock Exchange in terms of System for Support of the Share and Bond Markets. The first part of theoretical passage discusses an introduction of exchange markets with an emphasis on Czech surrounding. The next extensive segment enters on decision making theory. In this chapter we can study basic ideas and connections in multiple criteria decision making. The most comprehensive section is created by theoretical study of methods in multiple criteria decision making. The last partition deals with share's analysis which is based on an application of suitable methodical approaches developed theoretically more closely in previous parts of the diploma paper. The main goal of the paper represents a release of investment recommendation for a potential investor decided to insert his free financial means into some of the most liquid stocks on Prague Stock Exchange.

The first part of this work "Testing of investment strategies based on concrete methods of fundamental analysis" is designed as theoretical introduction into fundamental analysis. There are briefly described and explained the different parts of fundamental analysis with emphasis on analysis at the level of individual firms and related specific methods and models of determining the intrinsic value of shares. In the next section, there are companies presented and characterized, whose shares will make up the sample, which will be used to test various methods and models of fundamental analysis. The last and the most important part of this work is devoted to practical application of methods and models of fundamental analysis on a sample of shares of companies, introduced in the second part. At the end of this section, evaluation of the success of these methods and models is presented.