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About the Course

Introduction to Financial Engineering and Risk Management course belongs to the Financial Engineering and Risk Management Specialization and it provides a fundamental introduction to fixed income securities, derivatives and the respective pricing models. The first module gives an overview of the prerequisite concepts and rules in probability and optimization. This will prepare learners with the mathematical fundamentals for the course. The second module includes concepts around fixed income securities and their derivative instruments. We will introduce present value (PV) computation on fixed income securities in an arbitrage free setting, followed by a brief discussion on term structure of interest rates. In the third module, learners will engage with swaps and options, and price them using the 1-period Binomial Model. The final module focuses on option pricing in a multi-period setting, using the Binomial and the Black-Scholes Models. Subsequently, the multi-period Binomial Model will be illustrated using American Options, Futures, Forwards and assets with dividends....

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YW

Feb 25, 2022

Really nice lectures and the lectures are easy to follow and lecture notes are very logically written with a lot of nice examples. Highly recommended for anyone who has solid math backgrounds.

MM

Jan 15, 2023

Great intro course. Lectures are easy to follow and quizzes are hard enough that you need to actually understand the underlying concepts.

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By Victor d d

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Nov 14, 2023

Very very hard haha

By Mburu M

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Jul 6, 2023

very insightful

By OÄŸuzhan A

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May 21, 2022

amamzing course

By Poonnawit S

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Sep 1, 2021

no pain no gain

By Nihad Ä°

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Mar 25, 2023

Good course

By Fernando J M E

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Mar 27, 2022

Thank you!

By MUHAMMAD A A

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Jun 19, 2023

YES

By Fabio Z

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Mar 23, 2024

Course is really interesting, but the lectures are way too quick, without too much explanations of the main concepts and sometimes too theoretical.

By hadi e

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Oct 15, 2022

It was a good and challenging course However, you may have a little trouble answering some questions

By Rami K

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Feb 5, 2022

Too much material is not covered