Description:

The seminars deal with the topic „Effects of Trading by financial actors on the EU ETS”.
Short description: The seminars will investigate the role of financial actors, such as banks and investors, in the EU Emissions Trading System and their role in determining price dynamics and volatility.

If you are interested in empirical work, please register for the seminar "Trading Room". If you are interested in theoretical work, please register for "Selected Topics in Risk Management".

Learning Targets:

At the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate that they can:

• use standard financial industry software such as Matlab or RStudio to analyse market data.
• interpret results and solve practical problems infinance and energy.
• write a short scientific paper.

Literature:

climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2016-12/factsheet_ets_en.pdf
www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-bulletin/focus/2022/html/ecb.ebbox202203_06~ca1e9ea13e.en.html
www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2022/740052/IPOL_STU(2022)740052_EN.pdf

Methods of Assessment:

Preparation of a seminar paper (~20 pages) and its presentation (~20 minutes).

Formalities:

Information on the registration process and the organization of the seminars can be found under Teaching / Seminars.