Introduction to Financial Engineering and Risk Management course belongs to the Financial Engineering and Risk Management Specialization and it provides a fundamental introduction to fixed income securities, derivatives and the respective pricing models. The first module gives an overview of the prerequisite concepts and rules in probability and optimization. This will prepare learners with the mathematical fundamentals for the course. The second module includes concepts around fixed income securities and their derivative instruments. We will introduce present value (PV) computation on fixed income securities in an arbitrage free setting, followed by a brief discussion on term structure of interest rates. In the third module, learners will engage with swaps and options, and price them using the 1-period Binomial Model. The final module focuses on option pricing in a multi-period setting, using the Binomial and the Black-Scholes Models. Subsequently, the multi-period Binomial Model will be illustrated using American Options, Futures, Forwards and assets with dividends.
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Students should have intermediate to advanced undergraduate courses in: (i) probability and statistics, (ii) linear algebra, and (iii) calculus.
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- Derivatives
- Swaps and options
- Fixed Income
- Binomial Distribution
- black scholes model
Students should have intermediate to advanced undergraduate courses in: (i) probability and statistics, (ii) linear algebra, and (iii) calculus.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Overview
Pre-Requisite Materials
Introduction to Basic Fixed Income Securities
Introduction to Derivative Securities
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ENGINEERING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Great course, but the math at the beginning was never used. Probably better to introduce math on the go.
It was a good and challenging course However, you may have a little trouble answering some questions
Great intro course. Lectures are easy to follow and quizzes are hard enough that you need to actually understand the underlying concepts.
Really nice lectures and the lectures are easy to follow and lecture notes are very logically written with a lot of nice examples. Highly recommended for anyone who has solid math backgrounds.
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