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Ludmila Ketterer
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Master in Finance & Corporate Programs
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This course is based on the belief that analytical methods are best understood by implementing them. It does not only introduce students to the major concepts and instruments for the management of credit risk in both capital markets and banking institutions theoretically but also shows how to implement them employing Excel. Although not always the first choice for some problems, it is the major application used in financial institutions and accessible from almost everywhere. Nonetheless, students are not required to have an excessive prior knowledge in Excel! All applications will be demonstrated and described in class. Furthermore, it will be shown that other statistical packages (e.g. Stata) will provide helpful for an analysis of markets related to credit risk.
Students will become familiar with the products and models used in today’s credit markets such as internal and external ratings, credit default swaps (CDS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), structural asset value models, and also some concepts of the Basel capital accord. The application of these products and models will be discussed as well as pricing issues for credit risk trading. Additionally the interrelations of credit risk factors in security markets will be analyzed empirically.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
This course is offered in the part-time Master in Finance program and may be attended on a “no credit” basis by individuals not enrolled in the program. Course participants are visitors who are not responsible for assignments and do not take an exam or earn academic credits. As the number of seats in the course is limited, we recommend to register online early.
Dr. Björn Imbierowicz is Economist in the Research Center of the Deutsche Bundesbank and Academic Director of the Financial Risk Management Program at Goethe Business School. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Finance at Copenhagen Business School as well as Goethe University Frankfurt. He received his PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt and has been visiting professor at the University of Strasbourg and visiting scholar at NYU – Stern School of Business. His teaching specializes inter alia in corporate finance and risk management, his research on financial intermediation and risk management.
Date | Sessions | |
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Fri., May 24, 2019 | 15:30-17:30, 18:00-20:00 | |
Sat., May 25, 2019 | 09:00-11:00, 11:30-13:30 | |
Fri., June 7, 2019 | 15:30-17:30, 18:00-20:00 | |
Sat., June 8, 2019 | 11:30-13:30, 14:30-16:30 | |
Fri., June 21, 2019 | 13:00-15:00, 15:30-17:30 | |
Sat., June 22, 2019 | 09:00-11:00, 11:30-13:30 |