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Courses in Financial Econometrics

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ERSA

 

 

Professor Stan Hurn from the School of Economics and Finance, QUT, will be giving two courses in Financial Econometrics at the University of Stellenbosch.

Introductory Financial Econometrics will be held on 20, 21 and 22 January 2009.

Likelihood Methods in Finance will be held on 7, 8 and 9 April 2009.

Introduction to EViews

The Introductory Financial Econometrics course will use EViews 6. For those unfamiliar with EViews the following document provides a brief introduction to EViews.

Course Schedules and Materials

Introductory Financial Econometrics

 

Day 1 - 20 January 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Understanding Financial Data
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Understanding Financial Data
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 1
Day 2 - 21 January 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Generalized Method of Moments
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Generalized Method of Moments
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 2
Day 3 - 22 January 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Modelling Volatility
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Modelling Volatility
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 3

Likelihood Methods in Finance

 

Day 1 - 7 April 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Introduction to Maximum Likelihood
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Introduction to Maximum Likelihood
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 1
Day 2 - 8 April 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Estimating Nonlinear Models by Maximum Likelihood
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Estimating Nonlinear Models by Maximum Likelihood
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 2
Day 3 - 9 April 2009
09:00 am - 10:30 pm Quasi Maximum LIkelihood Estimation
11:00 pm - 12:30 pm Quasi Maximum LIkelihood Estimation
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Computer Class 3

 

Enquiries and Registration

ERSA will provide financial support to cover travel and accommodation expenses of participants. However, places are limited and access to the course is at the discretion of the course organizers.


Please email Tania Jacobs for more information.