Course # 42525 Section Number 1D01 Day(s) F Time(s) 2:30pm-3:20pm Term Fall 2026 Instructor Staff Course Section Risk Management Policy - 42525/1 This course will focus on the tools and techniques traders and managers use to measure and manage market risk: Volatility, VaR, Contribution to Risk, Best Hedges, and Replicating Portfolios. The seminar will be built around the sample portfolio and risk reporting in Chapter 10 of Professor Coleman's book Quantitative Risk Management. Students will be required to translate from Mathematica into Python for producing risk reports. This will provide students with practical training in Python coding. The financial theory behind the risk measures will also be covered to gain a deeper understanding of the ideas and quantitative foundations of financial risk reporting. Course Sections Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2026 PPHA 42525/1 Risk Management Policy Thomas Coleman Monday, Wednesday 10:30am-11:50am Syllabus TA Sessions Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2026 PPHA 42525/1D01 TA Session: Risk Management Policy Staff Friday 2:30pm-3:20pm Recent News More news Chicago Public Media and University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Launch Chicago in Conversation Wed., September 23, 2026 What Works—and Will It Work Elsewhere? Harris Executive Education Program Explores Evidence and Impact in China Mon., September 21, 2026 A Watershed Moment: Isabella Levinthal’s Path to Environmental Policy Thu., September 17, 2026 Upcoming Events More events Coffee Chat in Ames, Iowa Mon., September 28, 2026 | 2:00 PM Harris Social Impact Fellowship Information Session Thu., October 01, 2026 | 12:00 PM Harris Social Impact Fellowship Information Session Thu., October 01, 2026 | 12:00 PM
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