IN RECENT YEARS, OUR DERIVATIVES MARKET HAS GONE THROUGH A TREMENDOUS EVOLUTION THAT INVOLVES HUGE TRANSACTIONS IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. TO ACHIEVE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES MARKET, THIS COURSE IS MEANT TO GIVE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND EXPOSURE TO STUDENTS ABOUT DERIVATIVES CONCEPTS. THIS WILL EQUIP STUDENTS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS ON HEDGING USING THE DERIVATIVES MARKET INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE VERY USEFUL TO THE STUDENTS AS THEY ARE SPECIALIZING IN FINANCE AS A MAJOR. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND ABLE TO ANALYSIS DERIVATIVES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO COMPETE WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD IN TERM OF MANAGING RISKS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE FUTURES INSTRUMENTS AND AT A LATER PART WITH A MORE CHALLENGING, COMPLEX AND INNOVATIVE OPTIONS INSTRUMENTS.
Skill Level: Beginner