Undergraduate CUR-BAN35-2021
Introduction to Derivative Securities
Take your first foray into derivative securities. These are usually a form of agreement to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price on or before a certain date. You’ll cover areas such as financial forwards and futures, swaps and model risk.
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Study method
100% online
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Required
Study terms
- 01 Mar 2021
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13
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13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- construct derivatives theory from abstract theoretical concepts
- adapt derivatives theory to market practice
- evaluate the financial economic implications of financial engineering methods
- analyse and communicate financial derivatives pricing and risk management ideas in a clear and succinct manner.
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- Derivatives Market Overview
- Interest Rates
- Pricing of Forward and Futures Contracts
- Hedging Strategies using Futures and Interest Rate Futures
- Swaps
- Portfolio of Stock Options and Option trading Strategies
- Binomial
- Black-Scholes Model
- Options on Stock Indices
- Currencies and Futures
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-BAN23-Introduction to Finance Principles, or CUR-BAN25-Business Analysis for Investment and CUR-BAN24-Introduction to Financial Instruments and Markets ;
Special requirements
No special requirements
This unit covers the theoretical foundations of derivative securities, financial forwards and futures, forward rate agreements (FRAs) and swaps, model-independent option valuation, geometric Brownian motion, Black-Scholes- Merton model, binomial model, option Greeks, and model risk. This unit also discusses the impact of quantum Fintech on the derivatives market. This unit includes analyzing a business case study and use Eikon real derivatives market data to solve work integrated problems.
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- Case Study (35%)
- Assignment (40%)
- Semester Test (25%)
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