This course is part of the Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

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Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets SpecializationIndian School of Business

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This course integrates all the learning from the first three courses and guides the learner about ways of building a portfolio of strategies and integrating the same into a hedge fund. 
In the first part of the course, you will be taught ways of measuring the contribution of a strategy to a portfolio in terms of risk and return. You will be able to appreciate the consequences of including a strategy to a new as well an existing portfolio.
Next, you are taught various ways of conducting the tilting analysis in order to determine the optimal weight to be placed on each strategy.  After this you will learn to develop techniques for minimizing overall portfolio risk.
 
You will also get a basic overview of the regulatory framework that is applicable to hedge funds. You will know about different types of investors and the expectations of each type of investors.

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Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 9 hours to complete

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Flexible deadlines

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Course 4 of 5 in the

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Beginner Level

Approx. 9 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

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Ramabhadran Thirumalai

Assistant Professor

Indian School of Business

184,345 Learners

7 Courses

Prasanna Tantri

Assistant Professor of Finance

Executive Director, Center for Analytical Finance

60,593 Learners

3 Courses

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Indian School of Business

The Indian School of Business has successfully put India on the global map of management education by nurturing young leaders with an understanding of developing economies and the society at large. Through innovations in curricula and pedagogy to reflect the shifting business landscape, the ISB is committed to providing the best venue for management education to meet the growing need to develop young leaders who can manage global challenges.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Module 1

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 54 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Market Efficiency8mTypes of Market Efficiency10mAnomalies7mPerformance measurement 19mPerformance measurement 28mMarket timing3mPerformance measurement 36m

3 readings

The Challenge: How To Benchmark Your Investment Portfolio15mPerformance Measurement: The What, Why, and How of the Investment Management Process15mThe 101 ways to measure portfolio performance15m

3 practice exercises

Practice Quiz 121mPractice Quiz 212mQuiz 130m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Module 2

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 64 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Module 3

In this module you will learn the importance of diversification in your portfolio. You will learn about the efficient frontier and how to draw it. Also, you will study the investment opportunity set with more than one risky asset and a risk free asset. Finally, you will see how to optimally allocate between a risky and a risk free asset. You will also get a brief idea about the market portfolio and capital market line.

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 39 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Diversification and efficient frontier5mTwo fund separation6mDiversification revisited4mInvestment opportunity set with two risky assets and a risk-free asset6mInvestment opportunity set with three risky assets and a risk-free asset6mThe optimal allocation between risky and risk-free assets3mThe market portfolio and the capital market line5m

4 readings

The pros' guide to diversification15mDiversification: How much is too much?15mThe 15-Stock Diversification Myth15mDoes the composition of the market portfolio really matter?15m

2 practice exercises

Practice Quiz9mWeekly assessment 330m

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Module 4

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 62 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

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About the Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets Specialization

This Specialization equips individual investors and money managers with the skills required to develop their own trading strategies and test them. When you complete the Specialization, you’ll be ready to apply eight ready-made trading strategies, based on rigorous academic research, that have been shown to be. You’ll also be able to design your own trading strategy, back test it, and measure its performance.

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