Academic Catalog

IAM750 SPECIAL TOPICS:ENERGY TRADE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Course Code: 9700750
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course will follow two main textbooks and selected articles from scientific journals. Course will be supported by the presentation and speeches of guest speakers. This course discusses financial risk management from the perspective of energy. Course focuses mostly on the energy market, energy trading and energy risk management through various instruments. The topics also cover the interest of hedge funds. A special attention is also given to behavior of energy-dominant sovereign wealth funds.