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ECMT6006: Applied Financial Econometrics

2024 unit information

This unit provides an introduction to some of the widely used econometric models designed for the analysis of financial data, and the procedures used to estimate them. Special emphasis is placed upon empirical work and applied analysis of real market data. The unit deals with topics such as: the statistical nature of financial data; the specification, estimation and testing of financial econometric models for the asset return distribution; and the analysis of intra-day high frequency financial data. Throughout the unit, students are encouraged, especially in assignments, to familiarise themselves with financial data and learn how to apply the models to these data.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Economics
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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ECMT6002 or ECMT6702
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. become familiar with the stylised facts of financial data and with the econometric methods for analysing such data
  • LO2. understand the key features of the classic and latest econometrics models used in financial economics
  • LO3. implement the econometric models in statistical packages, apply them to the data, and interpret the output from these models.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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