UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

BEX3460 Financial econometrics

Faculty of Business and Economics

BEX3460 Financial econometrics is a level 3, 0-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
0
Offered in 2022
Semester 1
Clayton
Assessment
Exam 60%
and 1 other task
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.

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Requisites

Before BEX3460

After BEX3460

No unit lists BEX3460 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

You must be enrolled in course 0029 or 3194 and be granted permission by the Chief Examiner to undertake this unit.

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The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

The specification, estimation and testing of asset pricing models, including the capital asset pricing model and extensions; the statistical characteristics of financial data emphasising skewness, kurtosis and volatility aspects; volatility models such as ARCH models of financial time series, with applications to stock prices, derivatives, and exchange rates including the forecast performance of these models.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Within semester assessment
    40%
  • Examination
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    describe the time series and distributional features of financial data

  2. 2

    explain appropriate specification, estimation and testing of asset pricing models

  3. 3

    evaluate the need for volatility models for financial returns

  4. 4

    describe the specification and estimation of conditional volatility models.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials18 hours
  • Lectures24 hours

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Natalia Bailey

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BEX3460?

BEX3460 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is BEX3460 offered?

In 2022, BEX3460 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is BEX3460?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does BEX3460 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.

More details

Credit points
0
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational unit
Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Type
HDR
EFTSL
0
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020202120222023