Risk Management and Futures Market Analysis
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Risk Management and Futures Market Analysis
This course is part of Risk Management and Quant Finance Specialization
Instructor: EDUCBA
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Analyze financial risk models, stress testing, and scenario analysis techniques.
Evaluate hedging strategies using futures, options, and interest rate measures.
Interpret derivatives pricing, counterparty risk, and structured finance concepts.
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May 2026
28 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
Learn how financial institutions measure risk, apply hedging strategies, and analyze derivatives markets using modern financial risk management techniques. Develop practical skills in stress testing, futures pricing, options analysis, and structured finance evaluation.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to financial risk models and derivatives market analysis used in banking, investment management, and risk management functions. Youβll begin by exploring risk measurement frameworks including stress testing, scenario analysis, valuation models, and regulatory approaches used to monitor market exposure and financial stability. As the course progresses, youβll learn how financial institutions manage interest rate and portfolio risk using duration, DV01, hedge ratios, and derivative instruments. The course also explains practical hedging techniques and how futures and options contracts are used to mitigate market uncertainty and support investment strategies. Advanced modules focus on derivatives pricing, arbitrage mechanisms, market participants, clearinghouses, and counterparty risk management. Youβll also examine options payoff structures, commodity market behavior, and structured finance products such as mortgage-backed securities to understand how complex financial instruments are modeled and evaluated. What makes this course unique is its integration of theoretical financial risk models with practical derivatives market applications. By the end of the course, youβll be able to analyze market risk exposure, evaluate hedging strategies, interpret derivatives pricing mechanisms, and understand how modern financial institutions manage uncertainty in global financial markets.
This module introduces the fundamental concepts of financial risk measurement and valuation models used in modern risk management. Learners explore core techniques such as stress testing, scenario analysis, and regulatory frameworks while understanding how financial institutions assess and manage risk exposure in dynamic markets.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 56 minutes
- Introduction to Valuation and Risk Modelsβ’2 minutes
- ES and Stress Testingβ’14 minutes
- Scenario Buildingβ’11 minutes
- Regulations and Governanceβ’13 minutes
- Understanding DV01β’9 minutes
- DV01 Hedgingβ’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Foundations of Risk Measurement and Valuationβ’30 minutes
- Core Concepts of Risk Modelsβ’10 minutes
- Scenario Analysis and Governance in Riskβ’10 minutes
- Interest Rate Risk Basicsβ’10 minutes
This module explores how financial institutions and investors manage market risk through hedging strategies and sensitivity analysis. Learners examine practical approaches to hedging interest rate and portfolio risk while understanding the role of duration, hedge ratios, and derivative instruments in risk mitigation.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 54 minutes
- Hedging Strategiesβ’9 minutes
- Principal Component Analysisβ’8 minutes
- Duration and DV01β’5 minutes
- Introduction to Foundations of Risk Managementβ’2 minutes
- Arbitrage Pricing Theory Assumptionsβ’13 minutes
- Fama and French Modelβ’12 minutes
- Fama and French Model Continuedβ’4 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Gradede - Hedging and Risk Sensitivity Analysisβ’30 minutes
- Building Effective Hedging Strategiesβ’10 minutes
- Duration and Risk Sensitivityβ’10 minutes
- Asset Pricing Foundationsβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on the strategic principles of risk management and the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks. Learners examine risk governance practices, organizational risk culture, and the benefits of integrating risk management across business functions.
What's included
8 videos4 assignments
8 videosβ’Total 64 minutes
- Hedging Decisionsβ’5 minutes
- Principals Part 1β’8 minutes
- Principals Part 2β’10 minutes
- Principals Part 3β’3 minutes
- Benefits of ERMβ’13 minutes
- ERM Dimensionsβ’9 minutes
- ERM Cultureβ’9 minutes
- ERM Culture Continueβ’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Strategic Risk Management and ERMβ’30 minutes
- Making Effective Hedging Decisionsβ’10 minutes
- Risk Management Principlesβ’10 minutes
- Enterprise Risk Management Frameworkβ’10 minutes
This module introduces advanced scenario analysis techniques and behavioral finance concepts while providing a foundation for understanding financial markets and products. Learners explore how market participants interact and how behavioral biases influence financial decision-making.
What's included
8 videos4 assignments
8 videosβ’Total 64 minutes
- Scenario Analysisβ’11 minutes
- Behavioral Conceptsβ’10 minutes
- Introduction to Financial Market and Productsβ’3 minutes
- Derivatives Optionsβ’7 minutes
- Derivatives Options Continuedβ’8 minutes
- Futures and Forwardsβ’7 minutes
- Exoticsβ’9 minutes
- Marketsβ’7 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Scenario Analysis and Market Foundationsβ’30 minutes
- Advanced Scenario and Behavioral Riskβ’10 minutes
- Overview of Financial Markets and Instrumentsβ’10 minutes
- Futures, Forwards and Exotic Instrumentsβ’10 minutes
This module examines the payoff structures of derivative contracts and the key participants involved in financial markets. Learners explore the roles of counterparties, clearinghouses, and central counterparties in reducing systemic risk and ensuring market stability.
What's included
6 videos4 assignments
6 videosβ’Total 49 minutes
- Futures and Forwards Payoffβ’7 minutes
- Options Payoffβ’8 minutes
- Market Participantsβ’6 minutes
- Transactions Counterepartiesβ’8 minutes
- Benefits of CCPsβ’11 minutes
- Benefits of CCPs Continuedβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Derivatives Payoffs and Market Infrastructureβ’30 minutes
- Understanding Derivatives Payoffsβ’10 minutes
- Market Participants and Counterpartiesβ’10 minutes
- Clearinghouses and Risk Reductionβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on practical hedging strategies and the pricing mechanisms of futures contracts. Learners analyze hedge ratios, equity hedging techniques, and the role of arbitrage in maintaining price alignment between spot and futures markets.
What's included
7 videos4 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 69 minutes
- Long and Short Hedgingβ’11 minutes
- Pros and Cons of Hedgingβ’11 minutes
- Optimal Hedge Ratioβ’11 minutes
- Equity Hedgingβ’9 minutes
- Valuation of Futuresβ’11 minutes
- Arbitrage Activityβ’6 minutes
- Forwards vs Future Pricingβ’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Practical Hedging and Futures Pricingβ’30 minutes
- Hedging Techniques and Tradeoffsβ’10 minutes
- Hedge Optimization and Equity Riskβ’10 minutes
- Futures Pricing and Arbitrageβ’10 minutes
This module explores the characteristics of options, commodity markets, and structured financial products. Learners examine option pricing factors, commodity market dynamics, and the modeling of mortgage-backed securities used in structured finance.
What's included
14 videos4 assignments
14 videosβ’Total 133 minutes
- Commodity Marketsβ’10 minutes
- Featuresβ’9 minutes
- Pricing of Futuresβ’11 minutes
- Backwardation and Contangoβ’9 minutes
- Features of Optionsβ’9 minutes
- Features of Options Continuedβ’9 minutes
- Profit and Payoffsβ’11 minutes
- Options Characteristicsβ’7 minutes
- Options Characteristics Continuedβ’9 minutes
- Amortization Scheduleβ’14 minutes
- Mortgage Poolsβ’9 minutes
- Agency MBSβ’11 minutes
- Modelling MBSβ’7 minutes
- Modelling MBS Continuedβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded - Options, Commodity Markets and Structured Productsβ’30 minutes
- Commodity Markets and Futures Dynamicsβ’10 minutes
- Options Structure and Payoffsβ’10 minutes
- Mortgage-Backed Securities and Modellingβ’10 minutes
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