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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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Section 038

Sep 07, 2021 to Nov 30, 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

Sep 07, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021

Instructional Hours

30.00

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Lawrence Cox

Section Notes

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

Section Materials

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

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

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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

  • 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

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Notes

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

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. For you to be successful, you should be able to demonstrate your English proficiency by speaking at the following testing levels:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
  • iBT Special Home Edition and myBest scores are accepted. Scores must be from the past two years.
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Lawrence Cox

Lawrence Cox, B.S., M.B.A., has taught graduate and undergraduate business and finance courses since 1992 and has taught online since 2005. He served seven years as a senior financial analyst with the federal government in Washington, DC. Cox has been registered with the New York Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers and several futures exchanges, as well as a licensed real estate broker. He is a member of the Online Learning Consortium and of the American Finance Association. A native of Virginia, Cox served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He lives in the Mobile Bay area with his wife Kathleen.

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