87864 - Topics In Liquidity Risk

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Docente: Antonio Castagna
  • Credits: 3
  • SSD: SECS-S/06
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Quantitative Finance (cod. 8854)

Learning outcomes

"The course aims at the in-depth analysis of some topics related to the ALM and liquidity risks within the banking industry. More specifically, during the course the following topics will be studied: - Behavioural models for sight deposits, credit lines and prepayment of loans and mortgages. - The interrelations between the econometric analysis and the standard tools for financial evaluation. - Adjustments to fair value of securities to take into account illiquid markets”

Course contents

1. Liquidity and banking activity

2. Monitoring Tools for Liquidity

3. Liquidity Buffer and Term Structure of Liquidity

4. Market risk factors and Liquidity

5. Behavioural modelling of Balance Sheet Items

6. Pricing Liquidity Risk in Derivative Contracts

7. Fund Transfer Pricing Modelling

Readings/Bibliography

Antonio Castagna and Francesco Fede: Managing and Measuring Liquidity Risk, 2013, Wiley.

Articles and papers indicated during the lessons and available at www.iasonltd.com in the research section.

Teaching methods

Slides' presentations

Assessment methods

Final Exam

Teaching tools

Slides provided during the course

Office hours

See the website of Antonio Castagna