MAF308 - Derivative and Fixed Income Securities
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Prerequisite: | MAF101 and MAF203 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour class, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1 hour weekly scheduled online seminars |
Content
This unit focuses on the conceptual aspects concerning the mechanics and pricing of the three main categories of derivative securities options, forwards/futures and swaps. Specific topics that will be covered include basic pricing concepts, arbitrage and trading strategies, Black-Scholes analysis, the Binomial model and hedging principles.
Unit Fee Information
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