Financial Risk Management with Quantitative Tools

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Financial Risk Management with Quantitative Tools

This course is part of Financial Risk and Quantitative Finance Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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7 modules

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply quantitative methods, probability, and statistics to analyze financial risks.
Evaluate market, credit, liquidity, and operational risks using industry frameworks.
Use VaR, stress testing, and risk management strategies to support financial decisions.

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There are 7 modules in this course

Master financial risk using quantitative tools and real-world strategies.

Build a strong foundation for FRM Level 1 with practical, job-ready skills. This course combines quantitative analysis and risk management into one structured learning path designed for aspiring finance professionals. You will start with probability, distributions, and statistics, then progress to real-world applications like Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, and credit risk analysis. Through practical examples and industry-relevant frameworks, you will learn how to measure uncertainty, evaluate financial risks, and make informed decisions. The course covers key risk types including market, credit, liquidity, and operational risks, along with strategies like diversification and enterprise risk management. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply quantitative methods to analyze risk, understand the risk-return trade-off, and confidently approach FRM Level 1 concepts or real-world financial roles.

Understand probability concepts and apply them to uncertain financial outcomes.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 61 minutes

Introduction Quantitative Analysis Probabilities3 minutes
Discrete Probability5 minutes
Independent Events5 minutes
Random Variables7 minutes
Probability Distributions6 minutes
Example Rolling 2 Dice8 minutes
What is Probability10 minutes
Mutually Exclusive Events6 minutes
Contingency Tables12 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Foundations of Probability Thinking30 minutes

Analyze data using mean, variance, and standard deviation to interpret risk.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

Apply expected value, distributions, and correlation in financial contexts.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 52 minutes

Positive Skewed Distribution7 minutes
Best Linear Unbiased Estimator3 minutes
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis3 minutes
Mean12 minutes
Geometric Mean Example2 minutes
Expected Value3 minutes
Expected Value Properties8 minutes
Covariance Explained5 minutes
Correlation9 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Advanced Statistical Measures30 minutes

Understand risk definitions, measurement tools, and management objectives.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 72 minutes

Moments and Central Moments4 minutes
Kurtosis Coskewness and Cokurtosis8 minutes
Introduction to Foundations of Risk Management6 minutes
What is Risk8 minutes
Tools and Procedure to Measure10 minutes
Marginal Distribution on Deviation9 minutes
Objective of Risk Management9 minutes
Risk Management Helicopter View10 minutes
Describe Risk Management Process7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Moments and Risk Metrics Foundations30 minutes

Apply VaR, stress testing, and enterprise risk management frameworks.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 84 minutes

Identify Problems of RM Process13 minutes
Identify Problems of RM Process Continues10 minutes
Quantitative Measures Var10 minutes
Illustration of Var13 minutes
Stress Testing6 minutes
Enterprise Risk Management10 minutes
Unexpected Losses7 minutes
Risk Reward Trade off8 minutes
Risk Reward Trade off Continues7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Risk Management Framework in Practice30 minutes

Analyze credit risk, market risk, and their impact on financial instruments.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 73 minutes

Government Bond and Corporate Bond Yield5 minutes
Examining Risk and Reward Relationship7 minutes
Classes of Risk12 minutes
Classes of Risk Continues11 minutes
Credit Risk10 minutes
Bankruptcy Risk7 minutes
Downgrade Risk8 minutes
Downgrade Risk Continues5 minutes
Settlement Risk7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Types of Financial Risks30 minutes

Evaluate diversification, liquidity risk, and strategic risk management.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment

10 videosTotal 78 minutes

Steps to Mitigate Credit Risk2 minutes
Diversification6 minutes
Liquidity Risk8 minutes
Sub Types of Operational Risk4 minutes
Business Risk10 minutes
Reputation Risk8 minutes
Value At Risk11 minutes
Calculation of Var9 minutes
RMH - Questions and Answers12 minutes
Strategic Risk9 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Risk Mitigation and Advanced Topics30 minutes

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