Advanced Portfolio Management Theory - Online

This module covers modern portfolio theory, arbitrage pricing and using risk measures to structure portfolios.

This course replicates the content from lesson 4 of Portfolio Management II - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.


Junior portfolio managers, money managers, research analysts, client services staff, consultants, individual and institutional investors, private bankers and financial advisors, research staff members of pension boards and plan sponsors.
Students will be able to:
  • Identify the major theories of portfolio management, including the Efficient Markets Hypothesis, Diversification and Correlation, the Efficient Frontier, Capital Asset Pricing Model, and Arbitrage Pricing Theory
  • Discuss how diversifying a portfolio can reduce its risk
  • Explain how risk and return vary for different combinations of assets, leading to the development of the efficient frontier
  • Explain how specific risk differs from market risk, as postulated by the Capital Asset Pricing Model
  • Use various risk measures to build a portfolio balancing risk and return
Portfolio Management I - Online or equivalent knowledge
"This is an awesome resource, each section is short and interesting, with beautiful visual aids."
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  • Advanced Equity Valuation Techniques - Online
  • Indexation - Online
  • Style Investing - Online
  • Evaluating Portfolio Performance - Online
  • Mutual Funds - Online
  • Advanced Portfolio Management Theory
    Topics covered include:
    • Modern portfolio theory
    • Asset pricing theory
    • Arbitrage pricing theory
    Duration: 1 hour

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