The course will focus on the construction of investment portfolios. For people who work in the financial world understanding the concepts of risk en return is very important. Pension funds, investment funds and individual investors need to consider such components in order to manage their risks properly. The characteristics of individual investments like shares and bonds will be studied.
Also the analysis of overall portfolio risk will be a point of focus. Modern derivative securities, like options and futures, can be important tools to manage the risk. Apart from that, attention will be given to individual and collective psychological factors to explain the price movements in financial markets. This field, which is called behavioural finance, is a new and exiting approach to explain events on investment markets.
Period
08-07-2013 - 19-07-2013 (2 weeks)
Target group
Students in Business or students from other fields who study business as a minor.
Course aim
- Students get to know about the construction of investment portfolios.
- Students will be able to quantify risks of an investment portfolio
- Students know the specific characteristics of investments in shares, bonds and derivative securities.
- Students can inderstand the role of psychological factors in inevestment decisions.
Credits
4.0 ECTS credits
Certificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 1215: Course + course materials + housing + mealplan
EUR 730: Course + course materials + lunch
Course leader
Prof.dr. A. Buijs
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
Utrecht University
Address: PO BOX 80148
Postal code: 3508 TC
City: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl
E-mail: summerschool@uu.nl
Phone: 0031302534400
Portfolio management: Risk and the behaviour of investors
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Silviu Marinescu
