Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Geoff Loudon
Contact via geoff.loudon@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ACST603 or AFIN858 or admission to MCom or MIntBus or MEc or MActPrac prior to 2011
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines current techniques for measuring and managing the financial risk faced by corporate and financial institutions, with an emphasis on the practical use of derivative financial products such as forwards, futures, swaps and options to manage risk.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Class Test | 20% | Week 6 |
Case Study | 30% | Week 12 |
Final Examination | 50% | Examination period |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
Description
60 minute written test.
Submission
Activity completed in class.
Absence
Absence from the class test is not permitted, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
There will be no make-up class tests. If you fail to attend the class test, the weight on the final exam will increase to 70%.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
Description
Students conduct a case study on a topical issue in risk management and derivatives.
Group work
This task is to be conducted by groups consisting of between 3 and 5 members.
Submission
Hand case study report to instructor during class in week 12.
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 50%
Description
2 hour exam with 10 minutes reading time.
To be eligible for a passing grade in this unit a pass is required in the final examination.
Classes
Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials
Unit Web Page
Teaching and Learning Activities
Technology Used and Required
Research and practice
Changes since the Last Offering of this Unit
Week |
Topic |
1 |
Managing risk with forwards/futures and swaps |
2 |
Managing risk with options |
3 |
Pricing forwards/futures and swaps |
4 |
Pricing options: binomial model |
5 |
Pricing options: Black-Scholes-Merton model |
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Class test |
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Mid-session break |
7 |
Measuring risk |
8 |
Managing interest rate and credit risk |
9 |
Major derivatives losses |
10 |
Model risk |
11 |
Ethical issues in risk management |
12 |
Valuing risk management |
13 |
Review |
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