MARKET RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN5MRM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Market risk is the risk of loss, or gain, arising from unexpected changes in the market price of assets, such as equity, debt and derivative securities and commodities, or the change in market rates, such as interest rates or exchange rates. In this subject students will examine how to measure the exposure of a firm or portfolio to market risk. Students will then examine strategies to manage the exposure of a firm or portfolio to market risk. This subject is one of three subjects which consider how to measure and manage a firm or portfolio's exposure to market, credit and operational risk, respectively. Taken together these three subjects form the specialisation which defines the Master of Finanial Analysis (Financial Risk Management) and aligns it to the curriculum of the leading globally recognised professional accreditation in financial risk management, the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) accreditation.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jing Zhao
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: FIN5DER
Incompatible subjects: FIN5FRM
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jing Zhao
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| four 10-question tutorial quizzes | 10 | |
| one 3-hour final examination | Hurdle requirement: Students must achieve at least 50% in the final examination as well as a total of 50% in the sum of the marks for all assessment tasks to pass the unit. | 60 |
| one 4,000-word assignment | 30 |