Information Package

Ph.D. on Business Administration

MAND616

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Course Code
MAND616
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
15
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS15
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the types of derivatives, their payoff functions, their developments, and the economic roles they play in the financial markets.
  2. Apply the advanced risk management and trading strategies using derivatives.
  3. Understand no-arbitrage principle and its role in pricing financial forwards and futures.
  4. Learn the design and pricing of a forward rate agreement; understand the payoff of a Eurodollar futures; understand the design of swaps and how to determine the swap rate by using no-arbitrage principle.
  5. Describe the put-call parity and other pricing relations between calls and puts using noarbitrage principle.
  6. Understand extensively the binomial approach in pricing European and American options.
  7. Apply the Black-Scholes option formula for the price of a European option and its Greeks. Understand the idea of delta-hedging.
  8. Understand the application of option pricing theory in the area of financial engineering and corporate finance.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsMAND636 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Course DescriptionIn scope of this marketing course students will learn about, general information about futures market, financial tools operating in futures market, purchase-sale strategies and future exchange markets in the World. Lastly attendees will learn structure and operation of derivatives and options market and also they will comprehend agreements in options market.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Hedging Strategies Using Futures
3rd Week Determination of Forward and Futures Prices
4th Week Swaps
5th Week Mechanics of Options Markets
6th Week Properties of Stock Options
7th Week Binomial Trees
8th Week Wiener Processes and Ito's Lemma
9th Week The Black-Scholes-Merton Model
10th Week Greek Letters
11th Week Case Study
12th Week Case Study
13th Week Value at Risk
14th Week Credit Derivatives
15th Week General Review
Recommended or Required ReadingHull, J. C. (2011). Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives. 8. Baskı. Prentice Hall.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Discussion
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Presentation of Case Study 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 200 200
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 180 180
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Case Study Presentation 1 30 30
Total Work Load456
Total Work Load / 30 (h)15.2
ECTS Credit of the Course15
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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