Undergraduate - UnitBFF3751 - Derivatives

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Banking and Finance
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit examines the institutional features of futures and options markets, the use of futures, options and other derivatives in arbitraging, trading and hedging, and pricing of these instruments.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

discuss the operations of derivative markets
explain the use of the options and futures markets for hedging and trading purposes
implement trading strategies and measure positions
demonstrate how to price and value standard futures and option contracts
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and / or group activities dealing with futures and options markets and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFF3751.