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About the Course

This course discusses topics in derivative pricing. The first module is designed to understand the Black-Scholes model and utilize it to derive Greeks, which measures the sensitivity of option value to variables such as underlying asset price, volatility, and time to maturity. Greeks are important in risk management and hedging and often used to measure portfolio value change. Then we will analyze risk management of derivatives portfolios from two perspectives—Greeks approach and scenario analysis. The second module reveals how option’s theoretical price links to real market price—by implied volatility. We will discuss pricing by volatility surface as well as explanations of volatility smile and skew, which are common in real markets. The third module involves topics in credit derivatives and structured products and focuses on Credit Debit Obligation (CDO), which played an important part in the past financial crisis starting from 2007. We will cover CDO’s definition, simple and synthetic versions of CDO, and CDO portfolios. The final module is the application of option pricing methodologies and takes natural gas and electricity related options as an example to introduce valuation methods such as dynamic programming in real options....

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HH

Jul 2, 2024

The content is brand new. I had to make sure I fully understand the computational details to be able to implement correctly and get the quiz right.

JS

Feb 2, 2023

The course is really amazing. I could learn a lot, i suffered becuse it was challenging. I recommend it, definetely!

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By weiyang l

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Oct 21, 2022

Thank you Professors. This is a great course to gain hands-on knowledge of equity derivatives pricing (including some Exotics), credit derivative pricing (including some Exotics). There are also real options. It can be very frustrating to try to get the assignments correct. But when it happens, it is a big relieve and we have achieved to the next level. Appreciate all the efforts from Professors and teaching staffs!

By Julio J F B S

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Feb 3, 2023

The course is really amazing. I could learn a lot, i suffered becuse it was challenging. I recommend it, definetely!

By Jitesh L S

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Aug 21, 2024

Outdated Syllabus: The syllabus for this course appears to be significantly outdated. The material covered does not align with current industry standards or practical applications. As a result, the content is not beneficial for students looking to apply this knowledge in real-world scenarios. Course Content and Practical Relevance: The course material lacks practical relevance and fails to address contemporary challenges and techniques used in the field of financial engineering and risk management. This discrepancy between the course content and practical requirements has made it difficult to gain useful insights that can be applied in a professional setting. Exam Structure and Evaluation: The exams for this course are problematic. They are designed in a manner where answers are strictly graded based on specific calculations. This rigid approach does not accommodate alternative valid methods of solving problems and can result in penalties for students who might use different yet correct approaches. This method of evaluation does not reflect real-world problem-solving scenarios and is not conducive to a fair assessment of students’ understanding. Given these issues, I am unable to derive any meaningful value from the course

By Hao H

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Jul 3, 2024

The content is brand new. I had to make sure I fully understand the computational details to be able to implement correctly and get the quiz right.

By Adjmal S S

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Oct 26, 2022

Fantastic course, I learned a lot. Many thanks to the instructors and the support team!

By hadi e

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Jun 15, 2023

perfect course for financial engineering

By Sourabh D

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Dec 11, 2023

Great Course