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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....

Top reviews

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 Dale J S I

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Aug 31, 2023

Very challenging but rewarding.

By Ghalid B

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Oct 21, 2021

Really enjoyed this course.

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 Chan A

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Aug 4, 2024

Great class

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 NGOMA J S

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Jul 6, 2024

BIEN

By MUHAMMAD A A

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Jun 19, 2023

YES

By Victor M C P

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Jul 18, 2024

El curso me parece interesante para mejorar las habilidades cuantitativas. Pero el lenguaje matemático de las presentaciones podría mejorar y no ser tan específico.

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 y c

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Jul 28, 2024

Very informative and clear explanation once you survive the math in module 1

By Sangram N

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Sep 24, 2024

Statistics / Mathematics should be taught with more basic concepts.

By Rami K

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Feb 5, 2022

Too much material is not covered

By Partha S C

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Jul 8, 2024

So far, so good.

By Bittesh C

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Sep 13, 2024

Very poor teaching. Insufficient materials used. You will end up spending more time googling to learn concepts because slides just have 1 line without much details.

By Akshobhya

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Aug 17, 2024

this course is not detailed enough, instructors quickly skim through concepts like they expect us to know everything in advance

By Fatemeh R

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Jun 4, 2024

It is not good.