The purpose of this master’s thesis is comparison of selected methods for prediction of the capital markets. It is about technical analysis methods, used to predict trend of share prices of the capital market and finding entry signals to buy stock and exit sinals to sell stock. Methods are analyzed for selected stock from SPAD, which is part of Prague Stock Exchange.

The main objective of my graduation theses is to analyze the financial and economic situation of Aero Vodochody Corporation between 2005 and 2009. Another goal is to review the entrance of the strategic owner into Corporation in 2007 including its steps taken during the restructuring of the company. I am focusing on the theoretical fundamentals of my financial analysis and its defined basics of method in the first part of my theses. Those are applied in second part of theses. Results of economics situation of corporation is summarized in conclusion of this theses.

Thesis deals with the the categories of competitiveness, which is inserted into the conditions of globalized international markets. Which advantages and pitfalls globalization bears, describes the first chapter of the thesis. The next chapter defines the notion of competitiveness, its concepts and different sources. The third part offers possible indicators of competitiveness. The offer also includes a manual for the evaluation of results. It also explains possible pitfalls in the construction of indicators. The main objective was to assess the competitive position of the Czech Republic within the Visegrad Group according to chosen indicators. Based on the results, we can conclude that the Czech economy has the best competitive advantage within the countries surveyed in the manufacturing industry, which is also the core of the Czech economy.