The course consists of three parts. First, the characteristics of options, futures and swaps and their markets will be examined. Second, students will study the fundamental economic principles for the pricing and hedging of these derivative securities. Finally, the applications of derivatives securities in different areas of finance will be discussed. These include hedging risk management, portfolio insurance, and corporate finance.
The teaching will be done through lectures, discussions, quizzes, and exams.
The concepts of financial derivative products are never easy to grasp. However, this course was very well-organized, interactive, fast paced and easy to navigate. The instructors were truly a delight to work with. I recommend this course to everybody who wants to study financial derivatives. I’m actually recommending my own colleagues in the company to come and attend this course in the future so they can have knowledge about these subjects and then we can propose derivative assets properly to the Vietnamese domestic market as well.”
My company, Bao Minh, is a veteran in the insurance industry with the mission of bringing quality products to market while providing the best service at the lowest cost. We use use a variety of different financial instruments to invest across different asset allocations. The course Financial Derivatives allowed me to really reflect on what we’re doing right and what we can do better. When I came back, I started looking more critically at areas where we’re getting the best return on capital. It’s been really impactful!”
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