FINM3405 Derivatives and Risk Management (University of Queensland): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 6 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
FINM3405 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law in Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 衍生品与风险管理
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Finance
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Introduces forwards, futures and options as securities for risk management and speculation. Exposures to equity, currency, interest rate and commodity risk are examined.
FINM3405 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 2.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (3.0/5 overall); 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "3405 was much easier for me although when I did 3403 the final was particularly hard that sem for no reason. I had a lot more fun in 3405, the assignment is much easier, maths wise they are pretty similar, and I think 3405 is taught much better than 3403. Overall would definitel…"
On Reddit: "I actually found 3403 easier to understand and the final was not that difficult (for my year at least), but I found that derivatives was a lot of content to keep up with. The assignment for derivatives was easier though, but was more maths heavy. And derivatives lowkey got borin…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is FINM3405 hard?
A: Students rate FINM3405's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is FINM3405 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINM3405, and when is it offered?
A: FINM3405 is taught by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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