Risk Management in the Global Economy

With experts from the Centre for Financial and Management Studies at SOAS University of London, you’ll look at practical examples of financial investments, to examine:

• the main functions of finance and of risk management
• the main forms of financial investment, such as stocks and bonds, derivatives, futures and options, hedging and speculation strategies
• how firms hedge risk by using financial derivatives
• how risk management is applied in the financial and in the non-financial sector.

By the end of the four-week course, you’ll be able to:

• understand financial markets and the principles of risk management
• understand the main types of risk and evaluate the methods and tools used by firms to manage risks
• examine ideas and methods used in the analysis of portfolios of financial securities, including stocks and bonds
• explain the use of financial derivatives for hedging (reducing risk) and speculation (increasing risk) in financial markets
• evaluate the application of risk methods and risk management tools in the global economy