Quantitative Risk Management

Teacher(s)

Hafner Christian;

Language

English
> French-friendly

Prerequisites

Basic classes in statistics (e.g. INGE1214) and quantitative finance

Main themes

Analysis of various risks in financial and alternative markets

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Ability to evaluate and assess quantitative risks

Content

This class introduces the student to the methodology used in
quantitative risk management. The topics cover basic concepts in risk management, risk measures, empirical properties of financial time series, volatility and dependence models, extreme value theory. It will be focused on the statistical
aspects and practical implementation of the discussed techniques.

Teaching methods

Exercises for each chapter, and practical assignments, to be solved on the computer, will be
used to guideline the students throughout the class. The assignments
will be evaluated.

Evaluation methods

Assignments (30%) and written exam (70%)

Bibliography

Les transparents se basent principalement sur

• Franke, J., Haerdle, W. and Hafner, C. (2012) Statistics of Financial Markets, an Introduction, 3rd edition, New York: Springer.
• McNeil, A.J., Frey, R. and Embrechts, P. (2005), Quantitative Risk Management: Concepts, Techniques, and Tools, Princeton UP Series in Finance.

Teaching materials

• transparents sur moodle

Faculty or entity

> LSBA