Financial Derivatives

Module code: EC7076

Financial derivatives are vital tools in modern portfolio management. Derivatives are contracts which give the holder the right or obligation to trade an asset in the future at a price agreed today. They have been described as weapons of financial mass destruction. Understanding how these products work and how they are priced is a key component in managing risk and making money in financial markets.

Topics covered

• Pricing and hedging with forwards and futures
• Swaps
• Credit derivatives
• Option strategies
• Black-Scholes model
• Binomial pricing model