10820 (v.3) Finance (Derivative Securities) 312


Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

    2807 (v.5) Finance (Managerial) 212 or any previous version
    OR
    12607 (v.3) Finance (Principles) 215 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Theoretical foundations of derivative securities, financial forwards and futures, FRAs and interest rate swaps, introduction to options, Black-Scholes greeks, Black-Scholes European option pricing, Binomial American option pricing, other greeks, term structure of volatility, strike structure of volatility, exotic options and structured products.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

81105 Investment and Securities

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y   Y
2004 Joondalup Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Joondalup Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area