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Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives

BUS ADM X436.5

40268
Delivery Options Online

Understand the variety of risks faced by businesses from small to large, and best practices to mitigate those risks. Topics include the transfer of risk through insurance and reinsurance, the role of government in risk management, the function of financial institutions as arbitrageurs and speculators, and strategies for hedging against market volatility through creative use of financial derivatives. Develop and apply the kind of numerical tools that are employed by corporate treasury staff and investment managers to analyze and control financial risk.

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Sections

Section 036

Mar 31, 2021 to Jun 02, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,075.00

Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

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Time

6:00PM to 9:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Mar 31, 2021 to Jun 02, 2021

Schedule and Location

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Instructional Hours

30.0

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Jonathan Masse

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management by Don M. Chance & Robert Brooks © 2016 Cengage 10th edition ISBN 9781305104969

Section 037

Jun 01, 2021 to Aug 24, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$1,075.00

Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Jun 01, 2021 to Aug 24, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Giovanni Chin-A-Sen

Section Notes

Students must score a 70% or higher on the final exam to pass the course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Structured Finance and Insurance: The ART of Managing Capital and Risk by Christopher L. Culp © 2006 Wiley ISBN 0471706310 Textbook ISBN: 9780471706311

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Business Administration

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Required Courses

  • Essentials of Business
  • Applied Economics for Business
  • Marketing Management
  • Organization and Management
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Basic Corporate Finance

Electives

  • Behavioral Finance
  • Business Communication: Writing and Speaking
  • Essentials of Management
  • Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives
  • International Finance
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
  • Small Business Management

Learn More About this Program

Certificate Program in Finance

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Required Courses

  • Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives
  • Corporate Financial Analysis and Modeling
  • Intermediate Corporate Finance
  • International Finance

Electives

  • Advanced Portfolio and Risk Management
  • Basic Corporate Finance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Business Valuation
  • Debt Markets and Fixed-Income Securities
  • Derivative Securities
  • Financial Securities Analysis
  • Investment Portfolio Management
  • Presenting Quantitative Data Effectively

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact: extension-business@berkeley.edu | (510) 642-4231
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Jonathan Masse

Jonathan Masse, CFA, has been in financial services for nearly three decades. He currently serves as a wealth manager/investment options strategist at Perigon Wealth Management. Previously, he set up his own consulting firm, (MC)^2, and has collaborated on projects with firms listed on the "Top 15 most Influential ETFs," including developing the CBOE Put-write ETF with WisdomTree. From 2007-15, he was the Chief Investment Officer of WaveFront Capital Management, where he collaborated with Burton Malkiel of "Random Walk” fame on the implementation of hedge fund strategies that conveyed the strategies outlined in From Wall Street to the Great Wall best-selling book. From 2000-07, he was Portfolio Manager at Barclays Global Investors (now BlackRock) managing over $30 billion of International equities, with a focus on Emerging Markets, Capital Markets, and ETFs. He began his career as an options floor trader on the CBOE and Pacific Exchanges (1994-2000).

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Giovanni Chin-A-Sen

Giovanni Chin-A-Sen is currently the CFO for KaMin Performance Minerals and has over 15 years of experience in financial management and 5 years in engineering. He obtained his Master of Science in Risk and Revenue Management from Columbia University and his MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Giovanni is a Financial Risk Manager (Global Association of Risk Professionals) and a Certified Management Accountant (Institute of Management Accountants). He is known for combining his finance and engineering backgrounds to drive improved financial results.
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