Market Credit and Operational Risk Management

About this course

Master market risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, capital planning, and practical risk analysis techniques used by financial institutions worldwide. This specialization is designed for learners who want to develop advanced risk management capabilities used across banking, treasury, investment management, and enterprise risk environments. You will learn how to measure market risk using Value at Risk, Expected Shortfall, stress testing, factor models, and portfolio analytics. You will also explore advanced credit risk topics such as counterparty exposure, valuation adjustments, securitization, credit-linked instruments, credit spreads, default probability estimation, and portfolio credit risk assessment. The program further covers operational and liquidity risk management, including economic capital, capital adequacy assessment, repurchase agreement markets, operational loss analysis, governance frameworks, advanced loss modeling techniques, and risk-adjusted performance measurement. A dedicated application-focused course helps learners strengthen problem-solving abilities through realistic scenarios, analytical exercises, decision-making frameworks, and effective time-management techniques. By completing this specialization, learners will be able to evaluate complex financial risks, apply advanced risk measurement approaches, interpret real-world risk scenarios, and support informed risk management decisions in dynamic financial environments.

Course objectives

• develop advanced risk management capabilities
• strengthen problem-solving abilities through realistic scenarios
• interpret real-world risk scenarios