Investment Portfolios, Derivative Securities, and Risk Measures

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Course Description

Asset returns and their volatilities. Markowitz portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model, multifactor pricing models. Measures of market risk and statistical models and methods for their estimation and backtesting. Financial derivatives and hedging. Black-Scholes pricing of European options and implied volatilities. Prerequisite: STATS 116 or equivalent.

Grading Basis

ROP - Letter or Credit/No Credit

Min

3

Max

3

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Lecture

Enrollment Optional?

No

Programs

STATS237 is a completion requirement for:
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