Financial Management
Volatility, Risk, and AI
An interactive learning platform for mastering financial risk measurement — from return distributions to machine learning.
Yi-Hao Lai · Da-Yeh University · 2026 Spring
Meet the Characters
Dr. Lin
Professor
Head of quantitative risk
Alex Chen
Junior Analyst
Eager newcomer at VolTech
Kenji
Risk Manager
Pension fund risk expert
Priya
Data Scientist
ML and statistics specialist
David
Senior Officer
Compliance and strategy
Narrator
Story guide
Course Weeks
Financial Risk and Return Distributions
Why normal fails
Measuring Volatility
Many rulers, one truth
Volatility Clustering and GARCH
Taming the beast
Asymmetric Volatility
Bad news hits harder
Volatility Forecasting
The crystal ball
Value-at-Risk
How much can you lose?
VaR Backtesting
Trust but verify
AI in Finance
The final frontier
Course Materials
Slides, textbook, supplements, and exercises
Lessons
Structured 120-minute teaching flows with story-driven content
Formulas
Interactive formula reference with variable explanations
Self-Quiz
64 multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations
AI Tutor
Chat with Dr. Lin for personalized guidance on any topic