23491 - Quantitative Methods

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Fabio Gobbi
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: SECS-S/06
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Commerce (cod. 0905)

Learning outcomes

Basic notions of Portfolio analysis and Portfolio Selection. Risk measures: the Value-at-Risk and the volatility analysis using Arch and Garch models. 

Course contents

1. Financial Markets. Structure and functioning. Returns: theory and empirical evidence. Mean, variance and correlations.

2. Markets and Portfolio Choices. Construction of a portfolio of financial instruments. Calculation of portfolio return. Mean and variance of portfolio return.

3. Mean-Variance Analysis. Mean-variance approach to portfolio selection. Role of correlation. Diversification. Efficient portfolios. Optimization.

4. Measurement of portfolio risk. Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall. Estimation of portfolio volatility with the ARCH and GARCH models.

5. Applications on Excel. Analysis of market returns on excel. Calculation of a portfolio VaR. Simulation and analysis of ARCH and GARCH models.

Readings/Bibliography

Castellani G., De Felice M., Moriconi F. (2005). "Manuale di Finanza. Teoria del Portafoglio e mercato azionario", Il Mulino. Capitoli 4, 5 e 6.

Hamilton J.D. (1995). "Econometria delle serie storiche". Ed. italiana a cura di Bruno Sitzia. Monduzzi Editore. Capitolo 21.

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons.

Assessment methods

Written test and possible oral test.

Teaching tools

Further recommended readings suggested during the lessons.

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Gobbi

SDGs

Quality education

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.