Over the last decades, companies and investors have been increasingly challenged by risks due to unpredictable movements in stock prices, commodity prices, exchange rates, and interest rates. Financial markets have responded to this increase in volatility by developing a wide range of financial instruments known as derivatives, as well as strategies combining these products with traditional financial securities like stocks and bonds.
This course introduces a set of analytical tools to solve practical problems in finance using Microsoft Excel. The objective is to bridge the gap between theory and practice by understanding the theoretical foundations of financial models, implementing these models in Excel with real-world data, and using the outcomes to support financial decision making.