This course provides the foundation for understanding the frameworks used to develop market risk management strategies. You will identify the market risks associated with each type of financial instrument. You will be introduced to techniques for estimating the risk associated with each class of investments. By the end of the course, you will be able to select the most effective derivatives for managing risk of a single asset and a portfolio of assets, develop asset selection strategies for managing risk in a portfolio, and model risk associated with a single asset and a portfolio of assets.
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Familiarity with financial investments (stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, etc.); basic knowledge of statistics and probability.
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Identify best-practice frameworks for assessing market risk.
Estimate Value at Risk and use in a risk management strategy.
Model market factors such as interest rates, equity, and commodity prices.
Skills you will gain
- Market Risk Management
- Financial Risk Modeling
- Designing a Stress Test
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Getting Started
Module 01: Financial Instruments
Module 02: Measuring and Analyzing Market Risk
Module 03: Managing and Modeling Market Risk
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TOP REVIEWS FROM MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT: FRAMEWORKS & STRATEGIES
Very good course to understand the different ways of measuring and managing Market risk.
Awesome course!! This will look good on the resume and help secure a better job for me.
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