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FINS3636: Interest Rate Risk Management 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026 
 
- Part 01. About This Guide 
- Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper 
- Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
- Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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UNSW Sydney - FINS3636: Interest Rate Risk Management

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	UNSW Sydney
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	FINS3636
Course Name	Interest Rate Risk Management
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	28

A comprehensive and easy-to-understand set of notes covering all examinable topics for FINS3636: Interest Rate Risk Management at UNSW Sydney. You will find a clear breakdown of the final examination format, the topics and question styles that commonly appear, and the key concepts to prioritise. The notes are organised for fast, focused study and explain how to apply ideas in typical exam questions. Use them to build understanding topic by topic, refresh core definitions and relationships quickly, and feel more confident as you practise.

Understanding interest rate risk's impact an organisation's overall success. This course will equip you with the necessary skills to assess financial risks and manage them strategically with the use of financial instruments. Topics covered include term structure dynamics, analytical and numerical techniques, duration measures, interest rate derivatives, securitisation, mortgage-backed securities, and credit risk. This topic is important because there are trillions of dollars invested in interest rate derivatives world-wide and they can be quite risky. Understanding these mathematically sophisticated instruments and knowing how to apply them can be the difference between failure and success in today’s volatile global economic environment.

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