Financial Modeling Courses

Dynamic Hedging in Financial Theory - Lecture 20

Explore dynamic hedging strategies to mitigate risk in financial markets, focusing on mortgage prepayments and sports betting examples to illustrate key concepts and applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dynamic Present Value - Financial Theory

Explore dynamic present values, marking-to-market, mortgages, and Social Security issues. Learn financial concepts through practical examples and gain insights into real-world economic challenges.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Efficiency, Assets, and Time in Financial Theory

Explore economic theories justifying free markets, from utility maximization to Pareto efficiency, and examine the introduction of time and assets into equilibrium models by Irving Fisher.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computing Equilibrium in Financial Theory - Lecture 3

Explore economic decision-making through equilibrium calculations in simple and financial economies, using theoretical and computational methods to understand market dynamics and agent behavior.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Utilities, Endowments, and Equilibrium in Financial Theory - Lecture 2

Explore economic modeling, supply and demand, and general equilibrium theory. Understand the importance of models in economics and their application to various markets and financial systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Financial Theory - Why Study Finance?

Explore financial theory's history, efficient markets hypothesis, leverage cycle, and real-world applications through lectures and experiments. Gain insights into the field's relevance and limitations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finding Your Purpose in a World of Financial Capitalism - Lecture 23

Explore finance's moral aspects, endurance of contracts, and democratization. Gain insights on wealth inequality, career advice, and finding purpose in the financial world.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Professional Money Managers and Their Influence in Financial Markets

Explore the crucial role of institutional investors in the economy, covering fiduciary duties, mutual funds, trusts, pension funds, endowments, and family offices, with insights on societal changes and investment management.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Financial Markets: Regulation and Opportunities in China and Emerging Markets

Laura Cha discusses financial market regulation, career opportunities, and China's evolving financial landscape, offering insights on public and private sector roles, regulatory enforcement, and global market trends.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Leverage Cycle and Crashes - Financial Theory Lecture 26

Explore mathematical models of leverage cycles, examining how supply, demand, impatience, and volatility affect interest rates and leverage, and learn to identify key elements of financial crises.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling Mortgage Prepayments and Valuing Mortgages

Explore mortgage prepayment modeling and valuation, including refinancing complexities, forecasting methods, and risk management strategies for investors and banks.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Backward Induction and Optimal Stopping Times in Financial Theory - Lecture 16

Explore backward induction in financial theory, from calculating default probabilities to solving optimal stopping problems like deciding when to marry, revealing the surprising value of options.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Yield Curve Arbitrage and Market Interest Rates - Financial Theory

Explore yield curve arbitrage, market interest rates, zero coupon bonds, and forward rates through Treasury bond analysis. Learn to infer future price trends using financial theory principles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Financial Theory - Present Value and Basic Financial Instruments

Explore Shakespeare's economic insights and modern financial concepts like present value, bonds, annuities, and mortgages in this engaging lecture on financial theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Irving Fisher's Impatience Theory of Interest - Financial Theory Lecture

Explore Irving Fisher's theory on interest rates, examining how patience, future expectations, and wealth distribution impact economic equilibrium and asset pricing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video