Identifying Risks - Online

This module will explore the 5 steps of the Risk Cycle: identifying, quantifying, defining the strategy, implementing and monitoring the risk. Then you will go on to learn about Natural or Internal Hedging.

This course replicates the content from lesson 2 of the course Risk Management Using Derivatives - 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.


Risk managers and assistants, trading assistants, finance professionals, auditors and controllers.
Students will be able to:
  • Recognize the elements of the risk cycle
  • Identify the different types of risk (translation, transaction, contingent, and external risks)
  • Explain the Quantification, Policy, Implementation and Monitoring steps of the Risk Cycle
  • Describe the benefits of internal hedging
Derivative Instruments or equivalent level of knowledge
  • Market Risk Basics - Online
  • Bank Branch Management: Risk Management - Online
  • Risk Analysis - Online
  • Corporate Treasury Management: Interest Rate Risk Management - Online
  • Governance Risk and Compliance - Online
  • Identifying Risks
    • Understanding and implementing the risk
    • Types of risk
    • Defining and utilizing natural hedging
    Duration: 1 hour