The objective of this course is to introduce a firm’s decisions on investment processes, strategies, asset management and risk management techniques. The contents that will be covered include:
1.Introduction of financial markets and instruments 
2.The risk-return tradeoffs between different financial assets
3.Valuation models and fundamental analysis
4.Alternative risk measures, including standard deviation, value at risk and Monte Carlo simulation technique. 
5.Hedge opinions and tools, including diversification, interest rate risk management, exchange rate risk management, immunization, and futures and options. 
6.The concept of credit risk

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An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management, Chance

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