Risk Management and Portfolio Theory

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Risk Management and Portfolio Theory

This course is part of Financial Risk and Quantitative Finance Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply financial risk management frameworks, ERM principles, and governance practices effectively.
Analyze portfolio risk, liquidity risk, and financial market events using quantitative tools.
Evaluate financial scenarios and risk exposures to support informed decision-making.

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There are 7 modules in this course

Master financial risk management and ace FRM Level 1 with confidence.

Learn real-world risk frameworks, portfolio theory, and financial crises insights. This course provides a comprehensive foundation in financial risk management, combining theory, quantitative tools, and real-world applications aligned with the FRM curriculum. You will explore risk measurement techniques, enterprise risk management (ERM), governance frameworks, and liquidity risk, along with deep insights into major financial disasters. The course also covers portfolio theory, capital markets, and probability concepts, essential for both exam success and practical application. Designed for aspiring FRM candidates and finance professionals, this course bridges the gap between conceptual understanding and real-world decision-making. By the end, you will be equipped to analyze risk, evaluate financial scenarios, and apply quantitative tools effectively in finance and risk roles.

Build core understanding of financial risk, quantitative foundations, and integrated risk measurement concepts essential for FRM success.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 77 minutes

Intro to FRM Level 110 minutes
Foundation Risk Management6 minutes
Foundation Risk Management Continue10 minutes
Quantitative Analysis10 minutes
Risk Management a Helicopter View7 minutes
Risk Management a Helicopter View Continue8 minutes
Risk Measurement Basics12 minutes
Enterprise Risk Management Overview7 minutes
Expected vs Unexpected Loss7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Introduction to Risk Management Foundations30 minutes

Explore major financial risks, hedging strategies, and governance structures that guide effective risk decision-making.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 71 minutes

Risk Classes Overview11 minutes
Liquidity Risk Basics10 minutes
Hedging Risk Exposure11 minutes
Hedging Decisions and Board Role4 minutes
Operational and Financial Hedging10 minutes
Governance and Board Committees7 minutes
Risk Advisory Director7 minutes
Risk Appetite and Strategy10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Types of Risk & Risk Measurement30 minutes

Understand ERM frameworks, organizational risk culture, and real-world banking risk behaviors.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 75 minutes

Enterprise Risk Management Definition6 minutes
ERM Benefits and Costs5 minutes
Role and Responsibilities of CRD12 minutes
Governance Culture and Bank Risk11 minutes
Scenario Analysis in Banks8 minutes
Risk Taking and Bank Value11 minutes
Bank Risk Profile and Performance7 minutes
Financial Disasters Overview8 minutes
Kidder Peabody and LTCM7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) & Governance30 minutes

Analyze major financial failures to identify risk triggers, governance gaps, and critical lessons for risk mitigation.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 88 minutes

UBS and SocGen Cases9 minutes
Major Financial Disaster Cases8 minutes
Sumitomo and Merrill Lynch12 minutes
Summary to Risk Management8 minutes
Summary to Risk Management Continue13 minutes
What are They9 minutes
When do They Happen7 minutes
GARP Code of Conduct11 minutes
Intro to Deciphering the Liquidity10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Financial Disasters & Risk Learnings30 minutes

Examine liquidity risk, asset-liability management, and securitization structures in financial markets.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 63 minutes

Deciphering the Liquidity Continue8 minutes
Securitization10 minutes
Details of Securitization8 minutes
Flows in Securitization Process7 minutes
Asset-Liability Maturity Management6 minutes
Collateralized Debt Obligation7 minutes
Funding Liquidity and Market Liquidity8 minutes
Factors Contributing to Crisis5 minutes
Triggers5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Liquidity Risk & Securitization30 minutes

Learn capital market concepts, efficient frontier theory, and portfolio risk-return relationships.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 72 minutes

Previous Financial Crisis12 minutes
Principles for Effective Risk Data Aggregation8 minutes
Risk Reporting9 minutes
Efficient Market Hypothesis8 minutes
Efficient Frontier2 minutes
Security and Capital Market8 minutes
Formulas7 minutes
Calculation of Average10 minutes
Standard Division of Portfolio7 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Financial Markets & Portfolio Theory30 minutes

Apply probability concepts and advanced portfolio metrics to real-world financial risk scenarios.

What's included

13 videos1 assignment

13 videosTotal 105 minutes

Example of CML9 minutes
Portfolio Possibilities Curve5 minutes
Maximum Sharpe Ratio12 minutes
Tracking Error and IR6 minutes
Capital Market Line6 minutes
Conclusion-Efficient Frontier6 minutes
Introduction to Probabilities7 minutes
Probabilities Sums5 minutes
Permutation and Combination11 minutes
Joint Probabilities6 minutes
Normal Distribution Example12 minutes
Conditional Probability Example9 minutes
Joint and Posterior Probability11 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Probability & Portfolio Applications30 minutes

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