Identifying Risks - Online

It is essential for financial managers to identify risks accurately and to use the right control techniques. This course begins by introducing the different types of risk, and explains how to use the risk cycle to recognize these risks and control them.

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
Identifying Risks
  • Understanding and implementing the risk
  • Types of risk
  • Defining and utilizing natural hedging