Modern Financial Markets & Risk Management

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Modern Financial Markets & Risk Management

This course is part of Operational Risk and Financial Resilience Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze fintech, blockchain, and machine learning applications in modern financial markets.
Evaluate liquidity risk, funding markets, and asset-liability management strategies.
Assess global financial risks, exchange rate dynamics, and banking system developments.

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There are 7 modules in this course

Master modern financial markets, fintech, and risk management for FRM II success.

Learn how real-world financial systems evolve with technology, liquidity, and global risks. This course provides a structured and practical understanding of current issues in financial markets, focusing on fintech, blockchain, big data, liquidity risk, repo markets, and global banking dynamics. Designed for FRM Part II candidates and finance professionals, it bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and real-world applications. You will explore how digital transformation is reshaping financial services, analyze liquidity crises and funding markets, and understand the impact of global USD shortages. The course also covers machine learning applications in finance, exchange rate mechanisms, interest rate parity, and asset-liability management strategies. By the end of this course, learners will be able to confidently interpret complex financial systems, evaluate risk exposures, and apply advanced financial concepts in both exam and professional settings.

Analyze technological disruption, blockchain fundamentals, and regulatory responses shaping modern financial markets.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 86 minutes

Introduction to Current Issues in Financial Markets9 minutes
Block chain Technology Basics11 minutes
Opportunities and Challenges12 minutes
Current Direction of Applications13 minutes
Technological Development9 minutes
Regulations8 minutes
Selected Financial of Big Tech Firms5 minutes
Key point9 minutes
Rapid Growth of Fintech Credit10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Foundations of Modern Financial Markets30 minutes

Evaluate fintech credit models, digital money risks, and regulatory frameworks driving financial transformation.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 80 minutes

Vertical Uses a Logarithmic Scale10 minutes
Overview of the Five Scenario10 minutes
Overview of the Five Scenario Continue12 minutes
Implication and Considerations8 minutes
Money Trees11 minutes
Bank Money and E-Money9 minutes
E-Money Risks10 minutes
E-Money Regulation6 minutes
Big Data4 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Fintech, Credit & Digital Transformation30 minutes

Apply big data analytics, machine learning techniques, and AI models to financial decision-making and risk analysis.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 75 minutes

Big Data Continue8 minutes
Classification and Regression Trees9 minutes
Bootstrap9 minutes
Random Forest9 minutes
Economic Example-Growth Regression9 minutes
Effect on Adverting on Sales3 minutes
Machine Learning9 minutes
Deep Learning9 minutes
Use Cases10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Data Science & Machine Learning in Finance30 minutes

Understand deposit structures, funding sources, and money markets essential for banking operations and liquidity management.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 73 minutes

Use Cases Continue7 minutes
Deposits Transaction7 minutes
Deposits Non Transaction8 minutes
Deposit Services6 minutes
Non-Deposit Funding Overview10 minutes
Federal Funds Market9 minutes
Federal Reserve Borrowing8 minutes
Commercial Paper and Eurodollars9 minutes
Cost of Funds Approaches9 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - AI Use Cases & Banking Fundamentals30 minutes

Examine repo transactions, liquidity pricing, and financial crisis implications on funding and risk management.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 76 minutes

Repo Basics and Haircuts9 minutes
Repo Maturity and Rollovers6 minutes
Reverse Repo and Pricing6 minutes
Repo Cash Flow Example9 minutes
Global Financial Crisis9 minutes
Global Financial Crisis Continue9 minutes
LMIS10 minutes
Pricing Liquidity9 minutes
Liquidity Transfer Pricing9 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Repo Markets & Financial Crises30 minutes

Analyze international banking positions, USD shortages, and illiquid asset behavior in global financial systems.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 65 minutes

Bank International Positions8 minutes
Bank International Positions Continue9 minutes
Bank Global Balance Sheet8 minutes
Global USD Shortage8 minutes
Used Shortage in Global Banking4 minutes
Illiquid Assets Overview6 minutes
Costs of Illiquid Markets7 minutes
Characteristics of Illiquid Markets8 minutes
Illiquidity Premium and Biases8 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Global Banking & Liquidity Challenges30 minutes

Evaluate exchange rate mechanisms, interest rate parity, and asset-liability strategies for managing financial risk.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videosTotal 76 minutes

Illiquidity Premium and Manager Skill8 minutes
Determination of Exchange Rate9 minutes
Interest Rate Parity Theorem9 minutes
Covered Interest Rate Parity8 minutes
Covered Interest Rate Parity Continue9 minutes
Evolution of ALM Strategies8 minutes
Yield Curve10 minutes
Interest Sensitive Gap Management9 minutes
Duration and Convexity6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Graded - Risk, FX & Asset-Liability Management30 minutes

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