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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 040

Mar 29 to May 31

Type: Live Online

Instructor:

  • Jonathan Masse

Cost: $1,075.00

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Type Live Online

Days

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Time

6:00PM to 9:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Mar 29, 2023 to May 31, 2023

Location

Live Online

Schedule and Location

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Instructional Hours

30.0

Location

Live Online

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Section Notes

Students will receive access to the course in Canvas on the course start date. Zoom meeting information will be emailed to enrolled students before the first class meeting and posted to the announcements page in Canvas.

Section Materials

  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management by Don M. Chance & Robert Brooks

    © 2016 Cengage 10th edition ISBN 9781305104969
  • Other

    (Optional)

    Microeconomics by BarCharts, Inc.

    © 2009 Quick Study 1st edition ISBN 978-1423208556

Spring enrollment opens on October 17!

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
  • 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 Microeconomics
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics

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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

  • Basic Corporate Finance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Business Valuation
  • Derivative Securities
  • Financial Securities Analysis
  • Investment Portfolio Management
  • Presenting Quantitative Data Effectively

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Notes

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

Instructional Types

Live Online
Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
Online, Start Anytime
Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
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.
Classroom
Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
  • Duolingo: 115

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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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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