Tag Archives: Risk management

Currency overlay

In this article, Jayati WALIA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains currency overlay which is a mechanism to effectively manage currency risk in asset portfolios. Overview Currency risk, also known as exchange-rate risk, forex … Continue reading

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The Monte Carlo simulation method for VaR calculation

In this article, Jayati WALIA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole – Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains the Monte Carlo simulation method for VaR calculation. Introduction Monte Carlo simulations are a broad class of computational algorithms that rely majorly on repeated … Continue reading

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Quantitative risk management

Quantitative risk management In this article, Jayati WALIA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) presents Quantitative risk management. Introduction Risk refers to the degree of uncertainty in the future value of an investment or the … Continue reading

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My experience as a portfolio manager in a central bank

My experience as a portfolio manager in a central bank During my studies at ESSEC Business School, I had the chance to attend the SimTrade course. This course helped me to secure an internship as a risk manager at Bank … Continue reading

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Analysis of The Rogue Trader movie

Analysis of The Rogue Trader movie This article written by Akshit Gupta (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) analyzes The Rogue Trader movie and explains the related financial concepts. Rogue Trader (1999) is a British … Continue reading

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