BA 436/536 - Financial Risk Management
Spring 2005

[BA 436/536 Public Folder]

Prof. Jon Moulton

Office: 418D Bexell

Email: moultonj@bus.oregonstate.edu

Phone: 737-2636

Course Description: In the field of finance, risk is a key concept underlying advanced theory and application. Operational risks from legal, regulatory and technological changes can be separated from financial risks, such as input/output price variation, interest rate change, or foreign currency fluctuation. Although both operational and financial risks will be discussed, concentration in this class will be placed on identification, management and control of financial risks. Introduction to the characteristics, payoffs and pricing of financial derivatives, including options, futures, and swaps, will be combined with application through case analysis and simulated trading.

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