306027 (v.1) WASM Hedging and Options 601


Area:

WASM Mineral Economics Teaching Area

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

16.0
 
** 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:

4 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

306031 (v.1) WASM Resource Sector Finance 602 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Options definitions and trading strategies - volatility and hedging option positions, option sensitivity to market conditions. Hedging - Methodologies and discipline, hedging in practice, real life situations and how to deal with them. Hedging simulation. Actual tuition undertaken as 16 hours of class in a four day module.
 
** 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:

91901 Economics

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 2 Y    
2004 Bentley Campus Short Period 11 Y    
2004 Kalgoorlie 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