Undergraduate, Postgraduate - UnitETC4460 - Financial econometrics 2

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Gael Martin

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a range of advanced, current techniques used in analysing financial data. Topics covered include the analysis of the time series and distributional features of financial data; the use of stochastic volatility and realised volatility models to capture time-varying volatility, including long memory in volatility; the use of econometric methods to estimate Value at Risk; the modelling of transactions data using trade duration models and transaction-based volatility models; continuous time processes and the application of econometric techniques to option pricing; and the use of generalised method of moments in financial models.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

critically evaluate alternative methods of modelling asset return volatility
explain the role of volatility modelling in the measurement of risk and in the pricing of financial derivatives
describe the role of continuous time stochastic processes in the pricing of financial derivatives
evaluate econometric models for high frequency data
evaluate the use of generalized method of moments in financial models.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Gael Martin

Workload requirements

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of the following: ETC3460 or ETC4346 and at least one of: ECC3410, ETC3400, ETC3410, ETC3450, before undertaking this unit.