Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives

Understand the variety of risks faced by businesses from small to large, and best practices to mitigate those risks. Topics include the transfer of risk through insurance and reinsurance, the role of government in risk management, the function of financial institutions as arbitrageurs and speculators, and strategies for hedging against market volatility through creative use of financial derivatives. Develop and apply the kind of numerical tools that are employed by corporate treasury staff and investment managers to analyze and control financial risk.