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Derivative Securities

  • FNCE90011
  • Contact Hours: Three hours per week of lectures
    Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours per semester
  • 12.50
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This subject covers derivative markets and derivative securities. It discusses pricing, risk management and regulatory aspects of derivative securities. Topics include: forwards and futures markets, options markets, arbitrage and trading securities, basic pricing concepts, the cost-of-carry model, the Black-Scholes model, hedging and risk management techniques. -- Course Website

Prerequisites: This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, the Master of Finance and for students in the Master of Management who have successfully completed FNCE90018 Corporate Financial Policy and FNCE90056 Investment Ma



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