FINA 4512 — Financial Risk Management
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Explores the concepts of financial futures, options on financial futures, and listed options markets as developed to help corporations and financial institutions manage financial risk. Covers financial derivatives and standard hedging techniques first, followed by a study of market risk and strategies in managing market risk.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 78 | 80 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 80 | 80 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 53 | 54 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 28 | 40 | 70% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 100 | 120 | 83% | 6.7 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 87 | 95 | 92% | 4.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 57% · T 13% · W 64% · Th 43% · F 27%
Common patterns: MW (22% of sections), R (17% of sections), WF (16% of sections), MTWR (13% of sections), MWR (13% of sections), F (11% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Anand Venkateswaran (87% of students) · reviews
- Brian Wolfe (13% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Apoorva Koticha (53% of students) · reviews
- Robert Mooradian (47% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Sunayan Acharya (58% of students) · reviews
- Felipe Cortes (42% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (FINA course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All FINA courses · Plan it at numap.app