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Financial Market Analysis
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 7 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Identify different types of basic fixed–income securities and the markets in which they are traded.
- How to price a variety of financial assets: money market instruments, bonds, and equities.
- How to measure and compare different yield measures for financial assets.
- Relate differences in the valuation of single equities or markets with economic fundamentals.
- How to construct an optimal portfolio of risky assets using historical return data, and assess likely changes in its composition as a result of changes in macroeconomic conditions.
- How to assess the market risk of an investment by calculating its Value at Risk (VaR), Stressed VaR, and Expected Shortfall.
Prerequisite
Some basic knowledge of economics and macroeconomics in particular is recommended.
Instructors
Adolfo Barajas
Senior Economist in the Institute for Capacity Development
The International Monetary Fund
Evan Tanner
Economista sénior, Instituto de Desarrollo de Capacidades
Fondo Monetario Internacional
Seung Mo Choi
Fabio Comelli
Alex Ho
Christian Johnson
Francisco Vasquez
Senior Economist in the Institute for Capacity Development
The International Monetary Fund
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