What you'll learn

Theory behind Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

Requirements

None

Description

Section 1 - Introduction (Out Now)

Financial Markets

We look at various markets such as the Stock Market, the Bond Market, the Derivative Market as well as Risk markets.

Efficient Market Hypothesis

We consider the Strong, Semi and Weak form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis as well as the evidence for and against each one.

Can you Beat the Market?

We compare the success of Warren Buffet vs the success of John C Bogle

Active vs Passive Strategies

We compare two investment philosophies and consider the problems with each

Covid-19 Investment Strategies

I share my own investment strategies before and after Covid-19

What Caused the Great Recession

We look at what caused the global recession in 2008

Section 2 - Utility Theory (Coming Soon: the end of August 2020)

Irrational Behaviour

We play the St Petersburg Paradox and consider if our decisions can be irrational

Consumer Choice Theory

We look at indifference curves and budget lines to make decisions around bundles.

Utility Theory

We make observations about the utility of money and consider various attitudes towards risk.

Axioms of Utility

We look at Completeness, Transitivity, Continuity and Independence

Expected Utility Theory

We consider consumer choice theory with uncertainty

Stochastic Dominance

We look at Absolute, First Order and Second Order Dominance

Section 3 - Behavioural Economics (Coming Soon: the end of August 2020)

Behaviour Economics

Heuristics

Framing

Herd Instinct

Anchoring

Myopic Loss Aversion

Mental Accounting

Bias - (Self Serving, Confirmation, Availability and Familiarity)

Story Believing

How to Fight Irrationality

Who this course is for:

Students interested in Actuarial Science or pursuing a career in finance