This subject examines financial risk management within the context of a corporate treasury. The subject focuses on the rationale for risk management, the dimensions of corporate financial risk (interest rate, currency and commodity risk), and techniques for managing risk with emphasis on derivative financial instruments.
HD/FL
One session
School of Accounting and Finance
Risks in fixed interest securities
Forward and futures markets
Options
Swaps
Exposure identification.
Interest rate risk and security design
Alternative approaches to interest rate risk management
Risk management applications
Risk management strategy
Value at risk
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