| FRM PROGRAM OUTLINE |
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| Quantitative Analysis |
| 1 Time Value of Money |
| 2 Logarithms & Exponents |
| 3 Probability Distribution |
| 4 Fundamentals of Statistics I |
| 5 Fundamentals of Statistics II |
| 6 Forecasting correlation & Volatility |
| 7 Extreme Value Theory - Basic Principles |
| 8 Monte Carlo Methods |
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| Market Risk Measurement and Management |
| 9 Bond Markets |
| 10 Bond Pricing |
| 11 Bond Price Volatility |
| 12 Yield Measures |
| 13 Yield Curve Analysis |
| 14 Introduction to Derivatives |
| 15 Options-I |
| 16 Options-II |
| 17 Fixed-Income Derivatives |
| 18 Equity Markets |
| 19 Equity Derivatives |
| 20 Equity Risk |
| 21 Currency Risk and Currency Markets |
| 22 Commodity Risk and Commodity Derivatives |
| 23 Fixed Income Risk |
| 24 Emerging Market Risk |
| 25 Identification of Risk Factors |
| 26 Introduction to Market Risk Management |
| 27 VaR Methods |
| 28 Stress Testing |
| 29 Modeling Risk Factors |
| 30 Risk Budgeting |
| 31 Hedging Linear Risk |
| 32 Non-linear Risk-Options |
| 33 Measuring and Managing Corporate Exposures |
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| Credit Risk Measurement and Management |
| 34 Introduction to Credit Risk |
| 35 Default Risk |
| 36 Counterparty Risks |
| 37 Credit Ratings and Migration |
| 38 Netting |
| 39 Margin and Collateral Requirements |
| 40 Portfolio Credit Risk |
| 41 Credit Derivatives |
| 42 Conceptual Approaches to Credit Risk Modeling |
| 43 Actuarial approach and CreditRisk+ |
| 44 Contingent claim approach and the KMV Model |
| 45 Credit migration, transition matrices and CreditMetrics |
| 46 McKinsey CreditPortfolioView |
| 47 Special purpose vehicles |
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| Operational & Integrated Risk Management, |
| Legal, Accounting and Ethics |
| 48 Operational Risk |
| 49 Integrated Risk Management |
| 50 Risk Capital |
| 51 Legal Risk |
| 52 Model Risk |
| 53 Basel Market Risk Amendment |
| 54 Securitization and SPVs |
| 55 Basel New Capital Accord- An Overview |
| 56 Internal Ratings Based Approach |
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| Risk Management and Investment Management |
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| 57 Traditional Investment Risk Management |
| 58 Risk Budgeting and Setting Risk Limits |
| 59 Risk Management Issues of Pension Funds |
| 60 Hedge Fund Risk Management - 1 |
| 61 Hedge Fund Risk Management - 2 |
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| Mock exam and exam review |