FNCE 6382 - Survey of Financial and Commodity Derivatives

This course provides an overview of financial and commodities derivatives and their respective markets. It covers options, futures, swaps and asset backed securities and their use in risk management. The course also discusses the economic issues in commodities markets, analyzes price and volume risk and shows how spot and future prices are related. This course is suitable for both MBA and MS (Finance) students, however, MS-Finance students who are more interested in the more rigorous knowledge necessary for trading derivatives are advised to take FNCE 6380. FNCE 6382 can be substituted by FNCE 6380 for those students who have taken a derivatives course prior to entering our program or with the approval of the FNCE 6380 instructor. Prereq: BUSN 6640. Semester Hours: 3 to 3