This information is for the 2019/20 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Christian Julliard
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Finance and Economics, MSc in Finance and Economics (Work Placement Pathway), MSc in Finance and Private Equity, MSc in Finance and Private Equity (Work Placement Pathway), MSc in Financial Mathematics, MSc in Quantitative Methods for Risk Management, MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics), MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) (LSE and Fudan) and MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) (Research). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
Students must have completed Quantitative Methods for Finance and Risk Analysis (FM442).
The first half of FM437 Financial Econometrics, or alternatively FM442 Quantitative Methods for Finance and Risk Analysis, is a required prerequisite. Students who can demonstrate comparable background may be granted an exemption from this requirement.
Course content
This course will examine the techniques involved with forecasting key variables in finance, and how to incorporate model uncertainty into financial forecasts. Students will learn both the theory and the practice of forecasting in finance.
Additional information can be found on Moodle (for current students)
Teaching
20 hours of lectures, 10 hours of classes and 10 hours of computer workshops in the LT.
Formative coursework
Regular problem sets.
Indicative reading
Lecture notes will be provided, and some journal articles may also be used.
Assessment
Exam (90%, duration: 3 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the summer exam period.
Coursework (10%).
Summative coursework during term time teaching in LT
Key facts
Department: Finance
Total students 2018/19: 11
Average class size 2018/19: 5
Controlled access 2018/19: No
Value: Half Unit
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