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Valid for year : 2005
 
TPPE81 Financial Risk Management, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Finansiell riskhantering/

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Prel. scheduled hours: 26
Rec. self-study hours: 94

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Production Economics

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
The main aim of the course is to present models and techniques for measuring, controlling, and changing financial risk exposure. Primarily, financial market risks will be treated.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
TPPE05 Capital Budgeting and Financial Markets

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The teaching is organized in lectures and seminars. The seminars will be used for presentations and discussions of group assignments that are carried out during the course.

Course contents:
Financial risks. Traditional risk measures. Forecasting volatility and correlation. Portfolio theory. Evaluation of portfolio performance. Value-at-Risk. Organisational aspects on risk management.

Course literature:
Will be announced later.

Examination:
An oral examination
Seminar assignment
3 p
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IPE.
Director of Studies: Janerik Lundquist
Examiner: Peter Hultman
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/12/2005