Barra On Campus

Barra On Campus creates the opportunity for graduate students to use Barra's industry-standard software to learn the analytic skills needed in the investment management industry.

Through the program, thousands of students around the world have used Barra's portfolio risk management software to understand contemporary portfolio management theory. Barra donates the software and documentation to the university for this instructional use.

Hands-on use of Barra software allows students to analyze and understand the variables contributing to a portfolio's risk and return, generate expected returns based on macroeconomic forecasting, and use screening criteria to build optimal portfolios, and track the performance of a portfolio over time. The portfolio can be adjusted to control risk and explore the risk and return issues faced by practicing portfolio managers.

The Barra On Campus kit, currently available, includes:

• The Barra Aegis System version 4.0.1
• The Barra Cosmos System version 3.2.1
• A snapshot of dated data from 2006
• Theory Handbook
• Getting Started Guides

For more information about the Barra on Campus Program, please contact us.