2024-2025 Catalog

FIN-814 Options and Futures

Students explore the pricing of options and futures contracts, the characteristics of the markets in which these contracts are traded, options and futures strategies, and the application of these contracts in the hedging of financial positions. In addition, students are exposed to swap markets and a variety of swaps.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Student has satisfied all of the following Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Accounting, Accounting and Business Law, Business Administration, Business Administration Executive, Business Analytics, Business Law and Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Administration, Information System, Information Systems and Operations Management, INTO Sawyer Business School, Management and Entrepreneurship, Management Studies, Marketing, Moakley Center for Public Management, Public Administration, Public Administration and Health Administration, Sawyer Business School, Strategy and International Business Or Programs of Study any in the selection list Business Economics Major BSBA And Student has satisfied all of the following Students who didn't specify one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci Continuing and Professional Studies Graduate And Student has satisfied all of the following Student has satisfied all of the following Institution has received a(n) Graduate Sawyer Business School Waiver Course test result with a(n) MBA 651 score equal to 1. Or Student has satisfied all of the following Student has completed or is in process of completing all of the following course(s) MBA 651 - Financial Management for Business Decisions Or Student has satisfied all of the following Student has completed all of the following course(s) MBA 650 - Value Based Financial Mgmt