António Manuel Rodrigues Guerra Barbosa
217650524 (Ext. 220828)
Office D5.29
Post Box 132-A
Teaching Activities
Teaching Year Semester Course Name Degree(s) Coordinator
2025/2026 Risk Management Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2025/2026 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; Yes
2025/2026 Investments and Financial Markets Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Business Management; Yes
2025/2026 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2024/2025 Risk Management Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2024/2025 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; Yes
2024/2025 Investments and Financial Markets Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Business Management; Yes
2024/2025 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2023/2024 Risk Management Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2023/2024 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; Yes
2023/2024 Investments and Financial Markets Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Business Management; Yes
2023/2024 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2022/2023 Risk Management Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2022/2023 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; No
2022/2023 Investments and Financial Markets Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and Business Management; Yes
2022/2023 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2021/2022 Risk Management Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2021/2022 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; No
2021/2022 Investments and Financial Markets -- Yes
2021/2022 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2020/2021 Risk Management -- Yes
2020/2021 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; No
2020/2021 Investments and Financial Markets -- Yes
2020/2021 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
2019/2020 Risk Management -- Yes
2019/2020 Investments Bachelor Degree in Management; No
2019/2020 Financial Management II -- Yes
2019/2020 Financial Options Master Degree in Finance; Yes
Supervisions
Ph.D. Thesis (1)
Concluded (1)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Susana de Jesus Morais Queiroga Ferreira Amaral Saúde, espiritualidade e sentido: produção de cuidados em contexto hospitalar Portuguese Iscte 2009 2013
M.Sc. Dissertations (40)
Ongoing (13)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Status Institution Initial Year
Rodrigo Filipe Garcia Brás How does the confidence level influence the performance of VaR models in large, diversified portfolios? Developing Iscte 2025
Daniel Filipe Mano Augusto What is the impact of Equity Mapping Choices on Portfolio VAR and Hedging Efficiency? A Comparative Backtesting Approach Developing Iscte 2025
Amanpreet Singh Implementation of a Trading Strategy Using Value at Risk for Portfolio Management Developing Iscte 2025
Guilherme Martinho Luzio Controlling Risk Concentration: A Strategy for Capping Marginal VaR Contributions in a Portfolio Developing Iscte 2025
Rodrigo Filipe Raposo Mendes Backtesting VaR Models in Cross-Asset Portfolios: A Comparative Analysis During Periods of Stress  Developing Iscte 2025
Manuel Falcão Hermenegildo Droguete Ferreira Harnessing Volatility: The Mechanics of an Active VaR-Targeted Hedging Strategy Developing Iscte 2025
Guilherme Pereira Ramos An Empirical Evaluation of Adaptive Versus Static Value-atRisk Modeling Developing Iscte 2025
Diogo Miguel Antunes José Value-at-Risk in Practice: Risk Control and VaR-Target Hedging for Stock and Bonds Portfolios Developing Iscte 2025
Henrique Jorge de Novais Coelho A Comparative Study of VaR Models on a Static Portfolio: Exceedances and RORAC Analysis Developing Iscte 2025
Diogo Alexandre Jerónimo Gordicho Value-at-Risk Estimation and Risk Management: Evidence from a Multi-Asset Portfolio Developing Iscte 2025
Tiago Loução Pinto Rocharte Value-at-Risk Across Significance Levels: Backtesting Evidence from a Static Multi-Asset Portfolio Developing Iscte 2025
Tomás Santamaria Medeiros Ribeiro de Oliveira Emerging Markets in Portfolio Risk Management Developing Iscte 2025
José Paulo Gil Pinto Testing Portfolio Robustness in Adverse Environments: A Value at Risk Study of Aerospace & Defense versus Diversified Equity Portfolios Developing Iscte 2025
Concluded (27)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Iara Nuno Silva Measuring and managing the Value-at-Risk of a stocks and bonds portfolio English Iscte 2024 2025
Filipa Daniela Ferragatão Branco Assessing and managing Value-at-Risk in a diversified portfolio English Iscte 2024 2025
João Rodrigues do Rosário Risk Assessment and Management of a portfolio Value-at-Risk English Iscte 2024 2025
João Pedro Gomes Bispo Measuring and managing Value-at-Risk in stock and bond portfolios: a comparative analysis of VaR models English Iscte 2024 2025
Ricardo Filipe Marques Gomes da Silva Portfolio Risk Dynamics: Managing Value-at-Risk Across Stocks and Bonds English Iscte 2024 2025
Pedro Afonso Lage Teixeira Analysis and management of a portfolio risk and performance using Value-at-Risk English Iscte 2025 2025
Obiora Celestine Chikodili Measuring and managing the Value-at-Risk of a stocks and bonds portfolio English Iscte 2024 2025
Mariana da Cunha Barreira Dynamic hedging and risk management: a Value-at-Risk analysis in a diversified portfolio English Iscte 2025 2025
Daniela Marly Gonçalves Portfolio Risk Management through Value at Risk: An empirical study of Stocks and Bonds English Iscte 2024 2025
Margarida Silva Fialho Portfolio Risk Management Through Value-at-Risk (VaR) Measurement English Iscte 2024 2025
Beatriz de Jesus Mendes Martins Analyzing and managing portfolio risk and performance using Value-at-Risk English Iscte 2024 2024
Henrique Manuel Gonçalves Barbeito Costa Can we improve the accuracy of Value-at-risk models by taking into account liquidity risk? English Iscte 2024 2024
Radu Cebotari Measuring and managing the Value-at-Risk of a stocks and bonds portfolio English Iscte 2023 2023
Daniel Filipe Miguel Soares Impact of a Pandemic and Its Management on Market Risk: Value-at-Risk Analysis English Iscte 2022 2022
Lúcia Gonçalves Nunes Impact of cash flow mapping on VaR calculation of bond portfolios English Iscte 2022 2022
Rafael Manuel Vaz Lima Can we improve the accuracy of the Value-at-Risk with asymmetric and long memory GARCH models? English Iscte 2021 2021
Diogo Filipe Meireles Gomes A comparative evaluation of VaR models using Monte Carlo simulations English Iscte 2019 2020
Bárbara Mendes Ferreira The effects of systemic risk in Portugal: a CoVaR approach English Iscte 2017 2020
Teresa Silva Galhardo Dutra Jónatas Measuring Systemic Risk in the Southeast Asian Banking System: A CoVaR Approach English Iscte 2019 2020
Guilherme Sousa Falcão Duarte Banhudo Adaptive Value-at-Risk Policy Optimization: A Reinforcement Learning Approach for Minimizing the Capital Charge English Iscte 2018 2019
Vladimir Krecmer Implied volatility: Can we improve VaR models? English Iscte 2017 2018
Tomé Domingos Gomes Speculation-hedging activity in Futures Markets, relation with volatility and cause effects. English Iscte 2018 2018
Ricardo João da Silva Gouveia Saddle-point approach: backtesting VaR models in the presence of extreme losses English Iscte 2017 2018
Mário Rui dos Santos Seixas Optimal Value-at-Risk Policy: A model for minimizing the daily capital charge English Iscte 2015 2016
Telma Catarina Martins Gonçalves A Liquidez do Mercado Acionista Antecipa o Ciclo Económico na Europa? Portuguese Iscte 2011 2015
Li Zongyuan Does Contagion Really Matter? Real role of Greece in the sovereign bond crisis. English Iscte 2014 2015
Ricardo Noutel de Matos Correia Can Reversal be Explained by Post-Earnings Announcement Drift or Momentum? English Iscte 2011 2012
M.Sc. Final Projects (3)
Concluded (3)
Student Name Title/Topic Language Institution Initial Year Concluding Year
Joana da Silva Espinheira Value-at-Risk: measure and manage VaR in a portfolio composed of bonds and stocks English Iscte 2024 2024
André Rodrigues Seatra Camelo Stochastic Evaluation of Deepwater Oil Prospects in Portugal using Monte Carlo Simulation English Iscte 2012 2013
Raquel Costa Carvalho Ruivo Backtesting VaR Models - An application to Caixa Geral de Depósitos English Iscte 2011 2012