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Course Outline -  Lectures , Assignments and Exams

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Syllabus

Syllabus Fall 2024

Professor's Inbox
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Class Info/time

Wednesdays 6.30-9:00pm

Deally Hall 201

 

Zoom Room

Zoom Link

Active Learning
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Professor's Biography

Professor's Biography

Office Hours/Remote
(9:00-5pm)

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Aug 28

Sep 4

Sep 11 

Sep  18

Sep 26

Oct 2

Oct 9

Oct 16
online via Canvas

 

Oct 23

Oct 30

Nov 13

Nov 20

Nov 27

 

Dec 4

Dec 11
Reading Day

Dec 18

   

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OPTION STRATEGIES AND VALUATION

   

FUTURES, FORWARDS, SWAPS, CDS AND FRA's

EQUITY
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      Chapter    1, 2

Introduction & Structure of Derivatives Markets 

Chapter 6 

Basic Option Strategies 

Chapter 7 

Advanced Option Strategies 

Chapter 3-5 

Principal of Option Pricing
 
 Intro to Binomial Pricing Model Leveraged (6 step) Method

The Binomial Model -  Probability Method  Single and Multi-stage Approach

 

     

Option Pricing Models:

The Black-Scholes-Merton Model 

Chapter 8

Forwards & Futures

Chapters 11

Credit Swaps, TRS
and CDS

Chapters 12

Interest Rate Forwards & FRAs

Instructor's Notes:
 
 Equity Valuations using Options approach
 

     

Assigned Lectures

Introduction to Derivatives

Options: Concepts, Strategy and Valuations

Options: Concepts, Strategy and Valuations

Options: Concepts, Strategy and Valuations

 

EXAM REVIEW

Midterm Exam Review

   

Options: Concepts, Strategy and Valuations

Futures, Forwards & Swaps

Futures, Forwards & Swaps

Futures, Forwards & Swaps

Valuation of start-up businesses using Black-Scholes Options Pricing Model

 

EXAM REVIEW

Final Exam Review

Options Practice Sheet with Answers

Options Formula

 

Zoom Recordings

                             

Lecture on YouTube

 

Introductions to Options and Basic Strategies

 

Introduction to Option Valuation

One-Period BOPM (Leverage & Probability Method) Call Option 1/3

Two-Period BOPM - Call Option 2/3

Two-Stage BOPM - Put Option 3/3

           

Interest Rate Swaps - The Basics 1/3

Interest Rate Swaps and benefits 2/3

Simple Interest Rate Swaps 3/3

Currency Swaps & CDS

       

Assigned Spreadsheets

 

Basic Option Strategies

Excel Template: Options: Concepts, Strategy and Valuations

Advance Option Strategies

Bionomial Option Pricing Model Method 1 (6-step Method)

BOPM (single and 2-period) Method 2

Black Scholes Option Model

Options Formula

Options Practice Sheet with Answers

       

Futures & Forwards

Chapter 14 - Futures, Forwards & Swaps

SWAPS

Equity Val using Black Scholes

SaaS IP Case Study - OPM Valuation

     

EXAMS

           

MidTerm Exam taken Online via the website

             

Question 8 Exam due 12/13

Question 8 Take Home Exam - Bonus Points

Question 8 Template

Final Exam

Homework Assignments

   

Homework #1

Chapter 6 #10, 12, 13 (no graph for 13)

Text Book Homework #1

 

Homework #2:

Chapter 7 #6,9,13 

Text Book Homework #2

Homework #4:


Homework #4 Link (CD Textbook Chapter 13 BOPM)

   

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Homework #6:

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Homework #7:

Homework #7

   
Reading Assignments

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 An Analytical Approach to Investments Finance & Credit (1st Edition)

C.Droussiotis,  Cognella Publishing 

To Purchase Textbook

ARTICLE: GameStop's Gargantuan Gamma Squeeze

GameStop Charts

Greeks in Finance

SIFMA Insights: US Listed Options Primer

Trading and valuing Options

WSJ: FB says Apple's Privacy Changes Hurt Digital Ad Measurement

CNBC Option Segment on FB's sadden drop in stock

Options Page on FB

FB PUT Option Spreadsheet

Article on Black Scholes

Bitcoin Assume Option Valuation

Horse Racing & Options

CFA BOPM

     

Total Return Swap gone wrong - Article

The Big Short Clip on CDS

WSJ Futures Prices

Yahoo Finance Futures Prices

LIBOR MARKETS Interest Rates

Managing Negative Interest Rates

Total Return Swap gone wrong - Article

The Big Short Clip on CDS

Total Return Swap gone wrong - Article

The Big Short Clip on CDS

     

Practice Sheets

 

Options Practice Sheet with Answers

 

The Greeks in Options Explain

                     
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