Have you noticed that Markets tend to go up slowly & down quickly? People tend to think about Risk only on the downside, not the upside. This program is designed to offer an insight into the (traditionally numerically impenetrable) world of Risk from an Investor standpoint.
Course Content
Measuring Investable risk
Volatility – Statistical probability and the dispersion of returns
Do we live in a 'Normal' world?
Fat Tails in Finance & Black Swans explained.
A look at Wall Street's 'Fear Gauge' – The Vix Index
A tool from the Sell Side of the Market - Value at Risk – will it work?
Tools from the Buy Side of the Market – Sharpe & Information Ratios – Risk adjusted performance measurement
Please contact ci-pd@bpp.com with any booking queries.
