Financial Derivatives Basics

Financial Derivatives Basics

This course is primarily intended as an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of Financial Derivatives for anyone interested in how Derivatives work and other intricacies involved with various types of Derivatives.

A derivative is a financial asset that derives its value from a specified underlying asset.

Derivatives play vital functions like risk reduction through hedging, ensuring market efficiency, helping in dealing with price discovery of the underlying asset, and many others.

This course is ideal for the students taking various examinations of the Institute of Bankers or other Financial Certifications.
Many case studies are included in this course which will prove useful to anyone who is actually engaged in this interesting branch of finance.

If you are new to this field then this course is a perfect starting point.

The course is taught in the simplest language with examples given at each and every point.

Topics Covered in this course-

• Derivatives Basics

• OTC & Exchange-Traded Derivatives.

• Hedging.

• Forward Contracts with Case Studies.

• Futures with Case Studies.

• Long & Short Positions.

• Options with Case Study.

• Call & Put Options.

• Moneyness- (ITM,OTM & ATM)

• Currency Swaps with Case Study.

• Interest Rate Swaps with Case Study.

  
  

  The course is well structured and you will learn all the concepts with very easy examples. After this course, you will have a fair understanding of how financial derivatives work. With Case Studies all the way, these will help you in making your concepts crystal clear.

  
  

  
  

Learn Hedging, Forwards, Options, Futures , Currency and Interest Rate swaps along with Case Studies

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What you will learn

• Derivatives Basics
• Hedging
• Forward Contracts

Rating: 3.75

Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: 2.5 hours

Instructor: Kumar Gaurav Khullar