Checking date: 28/04/2020


Course: 2019/2020

Business and Finance III: Risk Management in non-Banking Entities
(16263)
Master in Industrial Economics and Markets / Máster Universitario en Economía Industrial y Mercados (Plan: 378 - Estudio: 270)
EPC


Coordinating teacher: SERRANO JIMENEZ, PEDRO JOSE

Department assigned to the subject: Business Administration Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:




Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
- Business and Finance I - Business and Finance II
Objectives
Upon completion of this course the students are expected to: -Understand the risk management process; -Understand the value generating mechanisms of risk management; -Understand diversification effects, natural hedging and hedging with financial derivatives; -Understand the differences, benefits and drawbacks of using over the counter and exchange traded financial derivatives; -Perform simple hedging strategies such as: o Natural hedging strategies for currency risk; o Hedging strategies for interest rate risk with forwards and swaps; o Hedging strategies for commodities risk with financial futures; o Hedging strategies for financial assets with financial options; o Hedging strategies for written options. -Understand the differences between Market risk and Credit risk -Understand the standard measures for assessing Market and Credit risks
Description of contents: programme
The course is divided into the following seven chapters: Chapter 1. Risk management and firm value: this chapter analyses the concept of risk, the process of risk management, the mechanisms of value creation and diversification effects. Chapter 2. Risk management with Forwards and Swaps: this chapter analyses hedging strategies for currency and interest rate risk using natural hedging and financial hedging with forwards and swaps. Chapter 3. Risk management with Futures and Options: this chapter analyses hedging strategies for commodities and financial assets risk using financial futures and options. Chapter 4. Hedging options the Greeks: this chapter analyses simple and complex hedging strategies for written options. Chapter 5. Market risk. Main features. How to measure the market risk of a stock portfolio. The Value-at-Risk as proxy of market risk. Chapter 6. Credit risk measurement: this chapter presents the main approaches for assessing credit risk. It also presents the standard modeling proposals in the credit literature. Chapter 7. Credit derivatives: this chapter introduces the main features of derivatives designed for hedging against default risk.
Learning activities and methodology
The time in class will be divided between: -Presentation of theory (usually at the beginning of classes); -Solving and analyzing hedging examples; -Working out examples in class (usually in the second part of the class); -Making class presentations of case solutions. By working in class it is possible to address and clarify many of the doubts students may have, however the lectures also provide additional and individual office hours.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 25
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 75

Basic Bibliography
  • Grinblatt, M., & S. Titman. Financial Market and Corporate Strategy. Irwin/McGraw-Hill. (2003)
  • John C. Hull . Options Futures and Other derivatives. Prentice Hall . (1997)
  • Smithson, C. W. . Managing Financial Risk. 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill. (1998)
Additional Bibliography
  • Hull, John. Risk management & financial institutions. Wiley Finance. 2012
  • Jorion, P.. Financial Risk Manager. Wiley. 2003

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.