Module 2: Market Risk Management Tools and Practices
Risk management tools
Index futures
Equity swaps
Options
Portfolio stress testing
Module 3: Credit Risk Management
Structural models of credit risk
Reduced form models of credit risk
Modelling default dependence
Credit value at risk
Module 4: Risk Budgeting
Objectives of risk budgeting
Marginal risk and contributions to portfolio risk
Risk allocation and attribution
Module 5: Risk Management and Control Structures
Risk assessment vs. risk management
Exposure and loss limits
Risk monitoring best practices
Desk-Ready Skills
Compute a variety of risk measures for investment portfolios
Learn how to use derivatives as risk management tools in investment portfolios
Understand the risk and return characteristics of a number of investment strategies
Develop a deep understanding of risk management techniques appropriate for alternative asset classes
Understand the implications of liquidity risk for investment portfolios
This course is best suited for candidates working in portfolio management or for those with a solid background in finance looking to transition into a portfolio management role.
Prerequisite knowledge:
Some familiarity with equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes
Fixed income mathematics
Knowledge of portfolio theoretic concepts including mean-variance measures, portfolio diversification, systematic risk
Intermediate MS Excel skills (data tables, lookup functions, solver, etc.)
Knowledge of elementary calculus, probability theory and statistical methods