Portfolio Management, 6 credits
Portföljförvaltning, 6 hp
TPPE33
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Jörgen BlomvallDirector of studies or equivalent
Fredrik PerssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 hRecommended self-study hours: 130 h
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering - International, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Basic course in optimization, mathematical statistics and basic course about financial instrumentsIntended learning outcomes
After the course the student is expected to:
- Be able to explain management strategies for financial portfolios
- Be able to develop and use single- and multi-factor models to predict future expected portfolio performance
- Be able to use modern portfolio theory to determine optimal management
- Be able to evaluate portfolio management with modern portfolio theory
Course content
- Portfolio management: Asset classes; Active/passive management; Hedge funds
- Basic return and risk calculations
- Markowitz portfolio selection theory
- Capital Asset Pricing Model: Basic and modified versions
- Multi-factor models: Arbitrage Pricing Theory and empirical models
- Performance measurement with single- and multi-factor models.
- Methods for choice of fund manager and decomposition of manager performance
Teaching and working methods
Lectures and computer exercises.
Examination
PRA1 Written and oral presentation of project work 6 credits U, 3, 4, 5 Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
Supplementary courses:
Financial optimizationDepartment
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Fredrik PerssonExaminer
Jörgen BlomvallEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 30 h
Recommended self-study hours: 130 hCourse literature
Amenc och Le Sourd: Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis
Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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PRA1 | Written and oral presentation of project work | 6 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
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4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
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5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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