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Financial Risk Management

Undergraduate | SWI-FIN30014 | 2019

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Trace sources of financial risk and find out how to build risk management procedures into business operations.

Become familiar with trading strategies. Break down financial risk management ethics. Identify the risks in shares and interest rates.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Financial Risk Management

About this subject

  • Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:

    1. Analyse the sources of financial risk and the importance of implementing effective financial risk management procedures in business entities
    2. Apply the understanding of a variety of derivative instruments in hedging and trading strategies and how these instruments are priced
    3. Evaluate hedging strategies and their outcomes using derivative instruments, to hedge financial risks in a variety of assets
    4. Evaluate the need for sound financial risk management policies and procedures in organisations within an ethical framework.
    5. Apply research principles to conduct a piece of work collaboratively.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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