fin4frm financial risk management
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN4FRM
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject deals with the instruments and techniques of financial risk management. The starting point is an overview of risk management as a function in which business firms indulge, including a discussion of risk management products and process, the state of the underlying markets, and the relationship between risk management and the value of the firm. This is followed by a description of the procedures used to measure exposure to financial risk. The core of the unit consists of a description of the instruments that are used for financial risk management and the procedures used to execute this function.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGreg Jamieson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Admission into LHB or LHE or LHF or LHIB or LPEC or enrolled in an honours course
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Managing Financial Risk: A Guide to Derivative Products, Financial Engineering and Value Maximization | Recommended | Smithson, C.W., Smith, C.W. and Wilford, D.S. | IRWIN, 1995 |
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